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LOL........ I'll have to remember this line for my kids next time they complain = <VBG> Vanessa In
OZ
Overall (Was 273- Current 214- Goal 160 to 140) "Joyce" <
[email protected]> wrote in message =
news:[email protected]... LOL! I could have taught you those same things
for much cheaper. <G> = In my moms better days she was obsessed with the weight of my nephew, to the
= point it was the only thing she would talk about and drove me nuts. I kept telling her = that it
was useless to give so much time and attention to something she had = absolutely no control over. I
take the attitude that if I can't personally change = something, then I will not get upset or
obsessed about it. So far, it works for = me. <G>
Funny, I do the same thing with my own kids - try hard to not repeat = the same mistakes I feel I
was raised with. When they complain, I tell them = they are guinea pigs ... parenting is totally
experimental. When they have = their own kids, they can get even. <g>
Joyce
On Sat, 03 Jan 2004 09:40:27 -0600, Prairie Roots <
[email protected]> = wrote:
>Hmm, well, after investing hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars in therapym, I finally
>learned that I can't change my mother. But I can change how I respond. We're all much better off.
>I've tried hard not to repeat her mistakes with my own kids. So instead, I'm practicing a whole
>new set of flaws on them. <G>=20
>
>Prairie Roots
>
>On Fri, 2 Jan 2004 02:55:19 -0600, "Miss Violette" <
[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>and that explanation is even better than I imagined. You are kind =
to your
>>mother, and even kinder to your children, Lee
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<><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#800080>I'll have to remember this line = for my kids=20 next time
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for much cheaper. = <G> In=20 my moms<BR>better days she was obsessed with the weight of
my nephew, = to the=20 point it was the<BR>only thing she would talk about and drove me =
nuts. I=20 kept telling her that it was<BR>useless to give so much time and = attention to=20
something she had absolutely no<BR>control over. I take the = attitude=20 that if I can't
personally change something,<BR>then I will not get = upset or=20 obsessed about it. So far,
it works for me. = <G><BR><BR>Funny, I do=20 the same thing with my own kids - try hard to not
repeat the = same<BR>mistakes=20 I feel I was raised with. When they complain, I tell them
they=20 are<BR>guinea pigs ... parenting is totally experimental. When = they have=20 their
own kids,<BR>they can get even. <g><BR><BR>Joyce<BR><BR>On = Sat, 03=20 Jan 2004 09:40:27 -
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dollars<BR>>in=20 therapym, I finally learned that I can't change my mother. But =
I<BR>>can=20 change how I respond. We're all much better off. I've tried = hard<BR>>not to=20
repeat her mistakes with my own kids. So instead, = I'm<BR>>practicing a=20 whole new set of
flaws on them. <G> <BR>><BR>>Prairie=20 Roots<BR>><BR>>On Fri, 2 Jan 2004 02:55:19
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