Ummmm... Did you think I was going to be someone else today?
Lena returned to school today and needless to say after two days on hiatus, she came home with plenty of make up homework. When she called to check in I told her to get started on it. Not really what she wanted to hear, so I had to pull my parent card out.
It got me to thinking about the whole fact that being your child's best friend while they're young is really nothing short of a delusion. Don't get me wrong, I will be the first person to say that my daughter is my friend, but I'm also not afraid to draw the line and slap my mom card on the table whenever I see fit.
I love my daughter. And that's just it... I love my daughter.
I love her too much to let her walk all over me. I'm a big advocate for allowing my child to make choices, to assert her independence, to be who she wants to be... Within reason.
I have one friend in particular who has adopted the whole parenting through friendship concept and personally speaking, I think she's nuts! I love her, but her daughter sorta reminds me of this...
Okay, maybe I'm exaggerating a little (or maybe I'm not). Either way, I refuse to let Lena end up like either of those two brats! I will continue to "go mom on her" whenever she's getting a little too big for her breeches. I'm the parent and at the end of the day... What I say... Goes.
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