Parenting Lesson of the Day: Sometimes we get it wrong. I was salty at my kiddo and our cat for a smell in my studio… only to discover it was my forgotten salad hiding under the desk. 🤦🏾♀️ So today’s reminder: it’s okay to apologize to your kids. In fact, it matters. They deserve to see us own our mistakes just as much as they deserve our love. #parentingtips
There's been a mystery stink in my studio. My son accidentally locked his cat in there for a few hours the other day. But this morning, I found the real culprit under my desk. It was a wilty, moldy salad that I left there and forgot about.
Today's lesson isn't about motivation. It's about accountability. And it comes with an apology from me. For the last couple of days, there's been this mystery stink in my studio. And of course, I went straight to the blame game. Now, the first suspect. My cat. Because my son accidentally locked him in there for a few hours the other day. Now, the cat was fine. He took a nap, lived his best feline life. But when I sat down at my desk, though, I spelled something terrible. And that's when I thought, yup, it's the cat.
But then again, it was my son who locked him in there in the first place. So now I'm salty at both of them and grumbling and sigh, eyeing everybody in the house even though I didn't say anything. Then this morning, I looked under my desk. You know what I found? The real culprit. Not my kid, not my cat. A wilty, moldy salad that I left there and forgot about. So apologies to both of my roommates. I'm sorry to my kid, I'm sorry to my cat, I'm sorry to our carpet that I blamed. And yes, here's your unsolicited advice.
Before you start pointing fingers, check under your own desk. Because sometimes the stink is yours.
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