[starlein26]

i am patient and mindful yet i verge on controlling. how paradoxical hunh?

 

[artgirl]

wow, this is hard.
I try very hard.
I sometimes fail.

I love my kids more than life.
I sometimes lose perspective.

Boy, it's all relative. I think I'm overthinking this. All things, even *failures* can be positives depending on what's done with them. When I fall short, my kids see that it's okay not to be perfect and learn how to pick themselves back up and start again.

maybe
I think a lot
I think too much.

Superficially my best trait is that I'm really into my kids. I truly enjoy being a mom.
My worst trait is that sometimes I get grouchy, angry or impatient and I wish I wouldn't.

 

[allismom]

Best trait: I expose my daughter to many different activities and opportunities. I put her first and she is my life

Worst trait: I am impatient and I sometimes need to remind myself she is only two and not to expect so much out of her. I also spend too much time on computer!

 

[rainbowmoon]

hmmm. that's a great question.

I'd say best trait is I'm patient and I love thinking up new and fun things to expose ds to.

worse trait, i get annoyed easily by messes and clean up several times a day

motherhood has definitly been a lesson in giving up control for me though.

 

[Got_Cloth]

This is a good question, and I couldnt think of a best trait.Sad huh??

ive come up with the best trait i have is being a positive leader for them. I mean we dont cuss, hit, spank, yell, we try to keep our home positive...

my owrst trait is I dont spent hte time with them I should. Running my busienss and my home gets to wearing me down and i am too quick to say Go Play!!

bad mama!!

 

[Cheshire]

Best trait - I'm very laid back and fun loving

Worst trait - I'm very laid back and fun loving

I guess all of our traits could be best and worst at the same time. I just have a hard time not laughing when it's inappropriate to laugh (like when ds is having a little tantrum, I find him adorable and want to laugh because I'm enjoying watching him be himself and display his personality but I KNOW that is not what he needs so I have to work very hard to be neutral until he's finished).

But, I also can laugh when most others would get angry. Like last night when ds just would not go to sleep, I was rocking him and he would just about drift off then he would wake back up and start panting like a dog just to make a noise that would keep him awake, finally I just asked him in my "funny" voice why he wouldn't go to sleep and I'd hug him up tighter. He thought it was the funniest thing and was giggling up a storm. I know I was risking "revving" him up even more but it seems to have been what he needed. He was out within two minutes after that.

Edited to add - Most everyone I know would not label me as "fun loving" they would probably say I have a good sense of humor but I'm more of the serious/book worm type. I would tend to agree except when I'm with my husband and son. My husband knows how funny I can be (at least funny to him) but he's even surprised at how much fun ds and I can have and how funny ds thinks I am? Go figure? I love being a mom and I guess it just shows.

 

[mollykatsmom]

Best traits: Sense of humor/fun, trust in my child

Worst traits: impatient, quick-tempered, and sometimes inattentive

 

[starbarrett]

Best: I spend alot of quality time with dd- playing, exploring, laughing. I let her lead her development, and don't stifle her because I'm afraid of some worst case senario.

Worst: Sleep for me is a necessity, and unfortunately sleep is a luxury in mama-land. Also, I have a long fuse, but when I lose my patience, it's gone and I go off.

 

[starbarrett]

Best: I spend alot of quality time with dd- playing, exploring, laughing. I let her lead her development, and don't stifle her because I'm afraid of some worst case senario.

Worst: Sleep for me is a necessity, and unfortunately sleep is a luxury in mama-land. Also, I have a long fuse, but when I lose my patience, it's gone and I go off.

 

[Mamma Jude]

Quote:

Originally Posted by allismom Best trait: I expose my daughter to many different activities and opportunities. I put her first and she is my life Worst trait: I am impatient and I sometimes need to remind myself she is only two and not to expect so much out of her. I also spend too much time on computer!

Wow! I second this! :LOL And add that ds Jaxon also spends way to much time on the computer. He has just learned to use the mouse and so a whole new world has opened up to him. He loves to "surf" to fisher-price's toddler games, playhouse disney, etc.

-Jude

 

[bobica]

this is a great thread!!! hmmm, i'm having a hard time with the *best trait*......

ok, best trait: I am loving and becoming more and more responsive & in tune with my daughter every day.

worst trait: i am truly, fully impatient and also spend way too much time on the computer.

 

[HelloKitty]

best trait - I've very patient and easy going

worst trait - I am not good at discipline... at all.

 

[starlein26]

it's very interesting that many of us feel impatient (i do too, although i didn't list it as my top worst trait.) we probably aren't, but see it that way because it's a stark comparison to the patience we typically display to our children.

 

[homemademomma]

best trait- i am easy going and dont mind ds making messes, getting dirty, being a daredevil etc

worst trait- i am a certified introvert. ever since iw as a little kid. it takes a seriously serious effort on my part to get out with other families for ds' sake.