tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269648634709183279.post3254745548913537176..comments2023-10-21T06:41:09.118-07:00Comments on Random Enlightenment: Spontaneous Parenting TheoryMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15292824227963056711noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269648634709183279.post-1248793389914831822009-03-17T12:57:00.000-07:002009-03-17T12:57:00.000-07:00I agree with your comments that being a single par...I agree with your comments that being a single parent can be hard. I am a single mom of two young kids. I believe though that if you believe in yourself and others, you can be successful especially with discipline. I actually wrote a book on the struggles of a single mom and one of them is discipline. I think some single parents take shortcuts because they are tired and want the easy way out. They may not think about what is best for the kids in the long run. Being a single parent is a sacrifice, but well worth it. http://www.eloquentbooks.com/SurvivalOfASingleMom.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269648634709183279.post-67196814576243169132009-03-17T11:07:00.000-07:002009-03-17T11:07:00.000-07:00good post, mark! i'll try to remember to re-read i...good post, mark! i'll try to remember to re-read it some day! i just finished an 11-hr day of babysitting. fun, but tiring... yet nothing compared to day-in, day-out parenting! i salute each of you and look forward to one day joining your ranks!Daynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747660515087075906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269648634709183279.post-76965288852601735322009-03-17T08:27:00.000-07:002009-03-17T08:27:00.000-07:00Yes, parenting is tiring! Children continually te...Yes, parenting is tiring! Children continually test the waters/push boundaries and we sometimes feel that it's hopeless because the changes they make rarely last long before they are challenging us again. Perhaps this is the reality of parenting - children have a sinful nature that will continually move them to challenge us and so we must as parents continually rise the challenge of not giving into them. Our work is never finished - we only get short reprieves and rests occasionally! We must be in it for the long haul.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15292824227963056711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269648634709183279.post-88327732973568602612009-03-16T20:59:00.000-07:002009-03-16T20:59:00.000-07:00For me it's always a conscience effort on Monday t...For me it's always a conscience effort on Monday to not let things slide. Mark is back at work so they have to test the waters every week to see if mommy will give in this time. So aggravating, but when I think what they'd be like at age 12 if I give up now, it's so worth the effort.PBE's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102113303949863286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269648634709183279.post-24961761434583483902009-03-16T19:59:00.000-07:002009-03-16T19:59:00.000-07:00I think you hit on some key points. My husband wo...I think you hit on some key points. My husband works a lot and so much of the parenting duties fall to me. I notice after long weeks of my husband's absence I have a tendency to let more slide, mostly out of sheer exhaustion of constantly having to correct, discipline, guide, lead, etc. It is much easier on weekends when my husband is home more and he and I are able to "tag team" and support each other more.Moxymamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00850238812352810843noreply@blogger.com