Bringing her into this world was the toughest thing I ever did! I will spare you the gorry details, but I was enduced for 10 days before she was born. I had gestational diabetes, which was a whole new relm of food control than I had experienced before while dealing with food issues from my past.
Today, well today she is happy, dramatic, joyful, full of energy, and runs to the tune of her own drum. I struggle often finding a balance, not wanting to crushing her independant spirit, yet find a way for her to act appropriately in social settings, ie: Not opening closed doors at houses we are guests in, obeying the rules, 'Only take one.' and watching helplessly has she grabs two, not asking rude questions-like, 'Are you a girl or a boy?'.
It is hard to remember that she is her own person and not a reflection of who I am. Have other parents struggled with this? Your kid hits someone the first day of school, and parents rush to school to punish their children. The parent didn't hit the kid, but I feel like as a parent that it is in some way my fault. I didn't train my kid to hit other kids, in fact we punish for hitting, spitting, and mean words so why the guilt?
My precious little girl of 9 is learning from everything I do and say. I have found, the healthier I am the healthier she is.
My little girl is a pre-teen now, and she knows it all! We have had a few struggles this year with changing schools and learning about who God made her to be. I am looking forward to this new adventure into the teenage stage of growth. I like to tell people of teenagers...I wish I could relate to your plight with your 1_ fill in the blank, but I am only 10 and 4 right now.
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