your parenting mantra: if it had to be tattooed on you (forever) what would it be? - Page 4

[contactmaya]

There's some really beautiful mottos here, thankyou.

[Arete]

"Rainforest baby."

Inspired by The Continuum Concept, a lovely if not-quite-perfect book.

[Mommel]

"This too shall pass"

And it IS tattooed on me forever - it's a reminder to me that every moment is fleeting and that I get no do-overs in life, whether it's parenting or something else. :)

[aparent]

"The child of a tiger is a tiger." ~ Haitian proverb

[mrs.t]

"There will never be another moment like this."

I adopted that quote from this article. It really helps me to be in the present moment when I am losing my patience, but also when something really sweet is happening between me and DS. :)

[Carolyn R]

"Remind me of this, with every decision - generations will reap what I sow."

[OldFashionedGirl]

Not as concise as the others, but my motto nevertheless:

My job as a parent is to do such a good job, that when my children are 18 they don't need me anymore.  My goal as a parent is to do this in such a way that they still WANT me to be around, anyway.

Edited by OldFashionedGirl - 7/19/11 at 11:35am

[Hoopin' Mama]

Every day is a gift.

[A&A]

Originally Posted by OldFashionedGirl 

Not as concise as the others, but my motto nevertheless:

My job as a parent is to do such a good job, that when my children are 18 they don't need me anymore.  My goal is a parent is to do this in such a way that they still WANT me to be around, anyway.

I love this!
 

Originally Posted by Hoopin' Mama 

Every day is a gift.

This is beautiful. 

It reminds me of what my son ( age 8 at the time) wrote for me on Mother's Day:  "Mothers always remember whom they were gifted with."   (And yes, he used "whom" correctly all by himself!)

[cambridgebaby]

Great responses!

I just wrote a blog post about my "mothering mantra" and then stumbled up on this thread!

Mine is: Calm. Caring. Curious.

-Kerry at City Kids Homeschooling

[Subhuti]

Hi -- kerry -- loved your blog!

:)

[jodieanneanton]

My mantra is "All in her(or his) own time!"

Edited by jodieanneanton - 7/19/11 at 9:20pm

[Shanny2032]

I actually found one I liked in journeymoms signature

must be present to win  

I also parent very much based on the man/fish quote

“Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today.  Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime”—Author unknown  

[Smokering]

I also parent very much based on the man/fish quote

“Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today.  Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime”—Author unknown 

Personally I prefer "Give a man a fire and warm him for a day; set a man on fire and warm him for the rest of his life". But to each her own...

[KitKnitty]

My dad's parenting motto was: "Give them roots to grow and wings to fly."  I'm not sure where he got that.

My motto is "Engage."  It covers a lot of ground!

[jpaigeadams]

"True Compassion"

I do want to get this tattooed on my wrist. I think compassion underlies just about everything else.

[Blissy]

Children live up to or down to your expectations

[lunarlady]

Patience.

When I get really fed up with the epic amounts of time it takes me to do simple things with two kids in tow, I find myself chanting under my breath, patience, patience, patience. When things get really, really awful, and steam is coming out my ears, I tell myself "patience is a virtue. Practice time!"

[blessedwithboys]

Err on the side of kindness.

Kept me from ever trying CIO!

[pokeyrin]

Originally Posted by jodieanneanton 

My mantra is "All in her(or his) own time!"

Reminds me of this great one I came across lately that seems so fitting in helping me work with my almost 3 year old - "parenting has never, and will never be about convenience"