Today is the 4th day of school since Spring Break. I didn't expect the boys to be perfectly behaved from all the playing they'd done over the break, but when it came to prayer time, I needed them to be serious. I let them pray first and there were both fine, then it was my turn. I took a little longer to pray and since I heard no sound from the boys, I thought they must be good and listening. Of course once I opened my eyes, Ethan was playing with an empty Easter egg shell, and Noah was playing with his Iron Man costume gloves. I was upset, I was mad. I told Ethan because he decided to play with the egg shell while I prayed, he will lose all the Easter eggs. Noah had to take off his costume and can't wear it for the whole day. Was I too mean?
I asked the boys the same question. Was mommy being mean? Both of them said yes. I had to explain to them that I wasn't being mean but I had to teach them about their actions lead to consequences, good or bad. It might be seem that I have overreacted, but I really needed the boys to understand the seriousness of prayer time and the importance of respect for God and people who are praying. This has been a ongoing issue with them, they don't have the fear of God yet.
I have to admit though, I have second thoughts about throwing the all the eggs out. Should I have only thrown out one or a few? Ethan was very sad but didn't throw a tantrum which was shocking to me. I calmed him down and explained my reasons, he was fine. I think it was wild but hopefully a good decision made.
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