After I had been (greatly over)reacting to a disappointing situation this morning (ie: unnecessary tears and a teensy amount of ranting), this conversation took place between Jeran and me:
JJ: Mom, are you sad?
Me: Yeah, honey, Mommy's feeling a little sad and mad.
JJ: That's just like how I cry when someone takes a toy away from me.
Me: Yeah, it's not really the best way for us to handle feeling sad and mad, is it? Mommy really needs to pray about how she's feeling.
JJ: Yeah, and Mommy? You need to take some deep breaths and calm down.
It's funny how your own instruction and advice can come back to bite you in the butt.
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When small Tai gets upset and starts throwing tantrums, we video tape him and let him watch himself. :)
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