We all had a good morning waking up early and getting off to a good start. I felt tired after the work we did yesterday and from being sick. I had a moment where I almost went into fear mode but after a little nap I woke up refreshed and we made it to church early.
We had a good experience there. There was no daycare so Ivan had to sit with us. He hasn't sat through mass with us more than once or twice and his learning delay makes it a potential disaster but it went realy well. The kids all did good and Christie and I finished out the morning feeling very optimistic about the progress of our family.
During the day Christie blurted out some gripes about some things Bobby and I did and it got me thinking about some rules for behavior in our home.
Today I did some long term cleaning and cleaned up some of my wifes stuff. I couldn't help but go into fault finding mode as I was very frustrated with the clutter and highly motivated to clean it now.
Again I thought about rules and realized that we don't have any clearly defined house rules.
My parents came over this afternoon and we all had a great time watching the Dallas game, eating Pollo Regio, and visiting.
My Failings Today
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I was fault finding of Christie
I was inconsiderate with her stuff
I was short with Bobby
Corrective Measures
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I should apologize to Christie for the trouble I have caused her by cleaning up and being inconsiderate of where I put her stuff.
I must be very obective about how I present my ideas for the house rules to her and restrain myself no matter how she reacts.
I must continue to work at treating the kids with respect and sensitivity and restrain my anger.
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