WHAT IS IT THEY'RE HEARING???

Day in and day out I think about ways that I can shape my children to become respectable and successful adults. However, I find it difficult to do when all that I do is work. I sometimes feel like I am their commander and chief instead of their mother.

"hurry up and get dressed for school before we're late!"

"hurry up and get in the car before we're late for karate!"

"hurry up and get in the shower, it's getting late!"

It's difficult for me to not be a mom on the go. Believe it or not I enjoy it (but to a point). I love being out and about, I don't knock those who choose other wise, but it's just not me.

HUMMM... this makes me think... do I work because "I'm materialistic"
nope, that cant be it , every time I tend to shop for myself I come home with bags for my children. (why is that??)


It's so difficult for me to NOT be so.. on the go, even when I am going no where.

{If your confused it's ok so am I!}

At work I am accustomed to making "to do lists" and directing my staff. I try so hard to flip my assertive switch off when I get home, but I just cant. I have this itch [or even better] urge to always be in control, but lately I feel like every thing around me is so... out of control! (again, why is that?)

All that I hope is that my children see and understand that everything I do and everything that
I say, I have their best interest at heart.

Some how, some way I have to learn how to ease up. After all

if I want to be heard I have to understand how people (especially my children) hear me.

And right now at this point all I say is "hurry, hurry, hurry" what message am I really sending out to them?

When I speak to them what is it that they're hearing???