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Yesterday, as I was changing Tru’s diaper, he looked at me and said, “You’re always mad at me Mommy.”

Yikes! No mom wants to hear something like that from her child. I am not always angry with Truett. But I am often frustrated by his willfulness and disobedience. And while I do my very best to keep my cool, I don’t always do a good job of reassuring him that I love him no matter what. Apparently, from his perspective, I’m doing a terrible job.

And here’s the thing. I love that boy fiercely but I allow myself to get so bogged down in the behavioral issues that I forget to communicate that to him.

It’s a tough road, a tough balance. He needs to learn that there are rules and consequences. He also needs to know that I love him no matter what. 

There are the times when my human nature gets in the way. When I’m so focused on taming my dragon that I forget to enjoy him. Here’s hoping I take those painful words and allow them to make me a better mom.