As parents we are told to teach our children but more importantly to model the behavior that we want our children to exhibit. With that in mind we signed up for a Love and Logic class that happens Tuesday nights at Trevor's school. We are looking forward to the knowledge that this class will teach us but more importantly the fact that, as parents, we will have a unified front. Parenting is not easy and it is good to capture some insights and behaviors that others have found to work in helping to raise kids who will ultimately make good choices, understand consequences, and will learn from affordable mistake that they make early on in life.
Speaking of modeling good behavior, I (Brian) was saddened by a recent comment made by an anonymous source on the last blog posting. The comment "wow you need a lot of help for two kids" is a perfect example of what I hope my kids will not learn. My wife is a selfless person who devotes herself to our family. Apparently whoever made this comment has never had a recent c-section, been nursing a newborn and had a contagious and nauseous 3 year old that they are trying to manage on their own. And even if anyone has been in her shoes and known that experience, who cares how you may handle it vs how we did.
Sara puts a lot of effort into this blog and it is more or less a family diary. We love to look back on it within our immediate family, we love that it helps us share what is going on with our extended family, and it also lets friends from near and far share in our life experiences. We thought visitors to our blog would love these very same things and would not utilize the tool to make snarky comments/judgements on what we do.
I am trying to tell myself that the comment was made by a random person who happened to have stumbled by an unsearchable blog and does not know us. We hope that similar events do not force us down the path of making everyone sign in each time, take away commenting, or turn this into a unshared diary as we feel this would make it more difficult for our loved ones to be part of our lives.
I am sorry that this feels somewhat like a rant but when I came home to my wife crushed by someone else's judgement, I felt I had to say something on her behalf. Trevor, Ashley and I are fortunate to have such a loving mom, wife and CEO for our family. We love you babe!
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Amen sir, amen!
ReplyDeleteThat comment was clearly posted by somebody who doesn't know your family. Sara is one of the most selfless hardworking people I know and it's awesome you guys have a support system available to help out. Many of us hardworking moms do (myself included) and we never take it for granted, its always appreciated. This post struck me as a great reminder of what goes around comes around. Head up Sara Hillins, you are a rockstar who continues to set an amazing example of how to be a great person for all of us. Thank you for everything you do!