My husband and I have been disagreeing on a very important subject lately but I do not want to go into it right now. Suffice it to say that although our yelling made Smiles cry at one point we have come to an agreement and I am hoping he sees why I am being "stubborn" (his viewpoint - I would use the term "firm") about this matter. The only thing I can say is you usually hear the phrase never yell at each other in front of the children. I disagree. Being angry is just an emotion and one that needs to vented every now and then. What our argument showed the children should be that although Mommy and Daddy disagreed and were angry with each other they were still able to come to an agreement peacefully.
Disagreements happen. It is learning how to resolve them that matters and that is what I want to show as an example to the kids. God it is so hard though!
So doing that whole trying to stay positive thing means I will do some positive reinforcement now.
1. Stayed firm during a heated argument.
2. Went shopping with the kids for Daddy's birthday presents.
3. Treated the kids to lunch at the mall.
4. Successfully came to a peaceful (if uneasy) agreement after a heated argument.
5. blogged.
Now I just need to figure what to make for supper for myself and the kids. I think I just might order in pizza.
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