Kids

It seems like everyday I tell myself that I'm going to be more patient with my kids and make it a better day than it was yesterday. Somedays are really good and then somedays it seems like I'm getting onto them all day. So when they make me upset, I do the breathe, count to 10, walk away for a minute, then come back and address the problem with a clear mind, thing. Only I don't do it every time. Consistency is cruetial I've learned. In every aspect. Discipline especially. Following through.
But it still seem like I have to tell them at least 4-5 times to stop, quiet down, or whatever it may be and by the 4th time, I'm yelling!
It's hard being a mom. I wish there was a parenting manual that came with each child, to address their specific needs according to personality.
I remember my mom telling me that she could have spanked Krista until she was black and blue, and she still would have turned around and said, "That didn't hurt stupid." Every child is so different!
Austin is pretty much my easy one. He listens fairly well, and rarely talks back. When I ask him to do something, he does it. Stratton on the other hand... I could tell him 10 times and he'll only do it if I'm standing over him telling him everything he needs to do. He's one of those, "it's too hard" , "I can't walk", "I have to go to the bathroom" children, when I tell him to do something.
Oh but I guess that's life. Bad days come with the good. You can't give up or quit. So you push through and enjoy every moment as they grow and learn, because it goes by way too fast.