tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406634633681288620.post2589281448017754803..comments2023-09-08T05:31:07.323-07:00Comments on Diaries of a white mother raising a black baby: Forgive me cos I don't always know what I'm doingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01272989409925177106noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406634633681288620.post-8670875576416459512012-04-12T11:45:51.014-07:002012-04-12T11:45:51.014-07:00I feel the same most days. I hate that I have to r...I feel the same most days. I hate that I have to raise my voice. Apparently with boys you need to physically touch them to get their attention. Just some days I find myself raising my voice before I've even thought of touching him. <br /><br />I'm sure our best is good enough. We aren't alone in this world - though it sure feels like it some days!TJhttp://www.tamrynj.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406634633681288620.post-92130927380186130262012-04-11T06:42:36.177-07:002012-04-11T06:42:36.177-07:00Oh my darling, your best is always good enough. It...Oh my darling, your best is always good enough. It is the toughest job in the world.cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15788508986252339771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406634633681288620.post-37921666553974797212012-04-10T03:07:54.850-07:002012-04-10T03:07:54.850-07:00AMEN TO THIS!
I am in the same boat with two toddl...AMEN TO THIS!<br />I am in the same boat with two toddlers who find new and exciting ways EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY DAY to drive me crazy. I feel guilty for shouting and smacking and being Momzilla. I can't say it gets better just yet. Because it HASNT gotten better.. haha. Apparently it does. Eventually. Lol!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406634633681288620.post-62391465622244083862012-04-08T05:28:08.586-07:002012-04-08T05:28:08.586-07:00I remember discovering the truth of the word exhau...I remember discovering the truth of the word exhausted! 6 weeks of not sleeping nights with Daughter 1. Will never use that word unless I am really that tired again. Patenting is the hardest job I have ever had. My partner says I earn his entire salary every month since that is what he would pay me to look after his kids. :)Princess Aniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13270302730913514678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406634633681288620.post-57762506515484982082012-04-06T01:42:28.157-07:002012-04-06T01:42:28.157-07:00I think you are an awesome mummy! Parenting is the...I think you are an awesome mummy! Parenting is the hardest job in the world and it is even harder when you are physically exhausted. Your best is more than good enough and the fact that you worry about it already makes you a great parent. <br /><br />I think we adoptive parents tend to doubt ourselves even more but I believe we wouldn't have been given our children if they were not meant to be with us. <br /><br />I think Frank Sinatra was singing about parenthood when he sang "So take a deep breath, pick yourself off, dust yourself off, and start all over again."Tracynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406634633681288620.post-45713344576626970792012-04-05T23:42:10.456-07:002012-04-05T23:42:10.456-07:00This post could SOOOOO have been written by me abo...This post could SOOOOO have been written by me about 13 years ago! I have one strong-willed daughter and I am not the most patient mama in the world.... trust me, parenting my Paula between the ages of 3 and 6 was challenging to say the least! It was especially confusing and upsetting to me as my elder daughter had been far more meek and gentle and I was constantly asking myself "does this child hate me?" "What am I doing wrong with her?"<br /><br />In my experience it gets better, but there will still be bad stages here and there. <br /><br />What I know for certain is that if you are parenting from a place of love your relationship will end up being wonderful and you will get to a point where you can look back on the bad times from a better perspective. Paula and I still have our blow-ups but we LOVE each other so much and our relationship is such a blessing to both of us.Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14910101541494674555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406634633681288620.post-26122962436253422102012-04-05T14:38:08.870-07:002012-04-05T14:38:08.870-07:00Hey mama! We all have those days and those doubts....Hey mama! We all have those days and those doubts. There are plenty nights I go to bed wishing I had been more patient, more kind, less shouty, less huffy.<br />Be kind to yourself!!Ginahttp://gnatj.comnoreply@blogger.com