Comments on: Your Parental Permission Slip

By: Olivia Bell

Olivia Bell — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 02:47:17 +0000

My parents are very strict in giving me a permission to go somewhere when I was a teen, but then I’m in twenties now I’m happy that they allow me to do of what I want to do. I know that being a parent is not an easy lifetime role, I know I will become a parent soon and for sure I’m a little bit strict to my children.
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By: Natalie@Online CNA Training

Natalie@Online CNA Training — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 01:56:00 +0000

Thanks for saying all of this.. Being a parent is very hard to establish but you have to because you are now taking a great a responsibility ever in your life.. our kids can make us more stressful but most of the time our kids are the most healer right? Especially when son or daughter are very sweet and lovable.. A simple thought from me..
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By: Murat

Murat — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 07:22:35 +0000

I make room for “yes” to more important things like quality time with the kids, and making healthy food, and letting them be relaxed, happy kids.
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By: Renee

Renee — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:43:36 +0000

I give myself permission to not follow the schedule. It's more stressful than it is helpful to set the tone of your life to a stop watch. I also give myself permission not to care what other people think when my daughter is up way past bedtime. .-= Renee´s last blog ..Reflections – January 2010 =-.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:55:34 +0000

Yeah, thanks for saying that! Geez, coulnd’t agree with you more, being a parent sure is exhausting, but it’s funny cause giving ourselves a break is sort of what our kids want to. If we let them play by themselves and focus on ourselves a bit more, they will feel less nagged and like they are more independent, and then everyone is happier. So, yes! Let’s give ourselves all a break, and indeed recognize us parents are mere humans too.
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By: Lisa@VisionaryMom.com

Lisa@VisionaryMom.com — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:47:04 +0000

Oh yes so true ALL OF IT! It seems like more and more there is so much pressure on all of us moms to be PERFECT. To have it all together all the time, to somehow not need anything. I think we need to start a new movement of moms that relax and enjoy our days instead of rushing around trying to do everything for everyone at once.

Thanks for reminding all of us to let go of the pressure!
.-= Lisa@VisionaryMom.com´s last blog ..Who Says You Can’t? =-.

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By: Diane

Diane — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 19:09:27 +0000

Thanks for the great post! For any mothers out there thinking about hiring a regular baby sitter (idea #4), I want share how happy I have been since doing this. I waited until my twins were 18 months old and I finally felt comfortable leaving them with someone other than family. I hired the 21 year old daughter of an acquaintance, someone who I’ve known for years. She comes every other tuesday afternoon and every other saturday night. That means that twice a month I can run errands, have coffee with a friend, or like I did last Tuesday, sit in the coffee shop just blocks from my house all by myself and read. It’s a few hours a month I can have all to myself and let me tell you, those hours are truly glorious! It also gives my husband and I two date nights a month so we can have dinner or play games at a friend’s house.

Our families were always really great about helping with baby sitting , but my husband and I realized that we were only getting a sitter when we had a function to attend or an appointment to keep. We never had a sitter without a prior commitment. Having our weekly baby sitter allows me/us to do something spur of the moment, whatever we feel like doing. And my kids are developing a great relationship with our sitter and have begun to look forward to her visits.

And for those mom’s who think they can’t justify hiring a baby sitter because they are stay at home moms, I would say we work pretty hard most of time and the 3-4 hours a week that I have to myself are absolutely justified!
.-= Diane´s last blog ..Almost 2 =-.

By: Kat @ Inspired To Action

Kat @ Inspired To Action — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:19:20 +0000

Such good words. It’s crazy that we need to be reminded of such simple truths.

But we do.

I give myself permission to shut up. (Yeah, I’m all harsh with myself. I have thick skin.) I don’t have to teach my kids ALL the time. They can learn lessons for themselves. In fact, they usually learn them better that way.
.-= Kat @ Inspired To Action´s last blog ..The Value of Faithfulness =-.