Each day I am faced with choices to make. Some aren't difficult to decide - like what to make for dinner or choosing which park I should take the kids to play at. There are some choices I make that are entertaining and make me giggle - when I try explaining to my two year old son that he can't have candy for breakfast. Yet there are some choices I have to make which are much more important - that can shape how my children learn and can influence them and who they grow up to be.
Being a mother has changed my perspective on life. Never before have I thought so much about morals and kindness. My oldest son, Duncan, amazes me every day with his manners and how caring he is with his baby sister and others around him. His innocence makes me melt. I need to take a moment and look at things through his eyes. What does he see? More often than not, it isn't pretty. It is the little things he picks up on - whether or not mommy said please. Why did mom raise her voice at brother? Why are mommy and daddy arguing?
I started listening to Dr. Laura years ago, before I had my kids. This is when I truly gave thought to how I wanted to raise my future children. Her radio program has been a great resource for me as a mother and wife. She is a great advocate for doing what is right, not doing what is easiest and makes people feel better. Telling moms that their kids should be the number one priority, not some job or some guy she is dating. I feel very blessed to be albe to listen to her when I have the free time (which with three kids aged 3, 2 and 5 months, is a rare commodity).
With all the attention on the elections coming up and the decisions that have to be made about what to vote yes on and which candidate to vote into office - I decided to check out her blog - http://www.drlaurablog.com/ and see what her perspective was on certain moral issues.
I went to her blog tonight and read her first two pages worth of entries. So much valuable information and insight. I might not agree with her on every issue but reading what she has to say makes me more aware of the importance of being an active role my children's life and in society. It seems today that more and more people have little or no morals and are making poor choices and children are being put in harms way. It makes me worry about my children and the negative influence that is all around them. A look at the bigger picture in life puts things into perspective for me... I will continue to teach my children morals, kindness and give them my love and encourage them to laugh and be happy. They are percious and grow up so fast.
Being a mom is the hardest yet most rewarding job ever!