Why is it easier to be nicer to a complete stranger than someone in my own family? I wonder if it is that way because I only see the person once. I have the brief interaction with the person and then done. The rough spots of the relationship are not seen.
I have been accused and convicted of being impatient and frustrated with the girls. Most of the time with others it is no big deal. Is it because I fall into the parent trap. No, not the movie. The trap where the parent wants better for the child. I will admit that I do want the girls and future boy to turn out better than me. It is frustrating when they do not perform to my expectations. That is the problem there, I want them to perform to my expectations. Wendy is right, as she most often is. The only way my children are going to grow is in a loving environment. If I trap them in a circle of insanity, then they have nowhere to go.
It is hard to love the ones we are close to. Because there are more opportunities for failure. Yet there are more opportunities to love.
Remember the family values. They are worth more than the money it costs you.
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