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Want to know how?\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003eMom guilt.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003eAfter the kids are tucked in bed, I begin to let my self slip into it pretty quickly.\u0026nbsp; How did I let them watch THREE movies today?\u0026nbsp; Why did I yell so hard when Mercy was brushing her hair with a toothbrush?\u0026nbsp; Did I really spend more time on the computer than with them?\u0026nbsp; Yes, that all happened today.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003eIt's so easy for me to focus on the negative.\u0026nbsp; I go straight there, every single time.\u0026nbsp; Every time.\u0026nbsp; My old counselor once advised me to make a list of five positive things that happened in a day.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003eSo along the same lines, I'm going to list the positive parent moments from today.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003e1)\u0026nbsp; I let my girls play outside, while the baby watched them from inside.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dd3n_l8XdzA/Tw-g7onPufI/AAAAAAAAAKY/0YtDYMWK2ts/s1600/blog1.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; 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I read them a book from my own childhood, complete with accents and actions.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sD6hN5NvOb0/Tw-hSJ4Dn3I/AAAAAAAAAKg/w75Z_r-S95g/s1600/blog3.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"320\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sD6hN5NvOb0/Tw-hSJ4Dn3I/AAAAAAAAAKg/w75Z_r-S95g/s320/blog3.jpg\" width\u003d\"239\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003e4)\u0026nbsp; I made them eat their fruits and veggies for every meal.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003e5)\u0026nbsp; I made sure to hug them and tell them that I loved them.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: \u0026quot;Courier New\u0026quot;,Courier,monospace;\"\u003eI feel much better.\u0026nbsp; Thankful to be able to remember those moments, which will hopefully outshine all the nasty negatives from today.\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.megancordell.com/feeds/8888049717893256988/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.megancordell.com/2012/01/thankful-thursday-positive-parenting.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2992458009156144390/posts/default/8888049717893256988"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https://www.blogger.com/feeds/2992458009156144390/posts/default/8888049717893256988"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://www.megancordell.com/2012/01/thankful-thursday-positive-parenting.html","title":"Thankful Thursday: Positive Parenting."}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"meg"},"uri":{"$t":"https://www.blogger.com/profile/09546619783461331433"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"29","src":"//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQL7twZTeVtE2hJkjT88LZPQZSB1wEGnttPaiLX5oQi6DHVW6PZqsK_RqoE5he6wtRnoJ2sOFfSSvWC0JvjaPm7nZ_t83cfPF5OkdtPC8Q5BLSgPfSTDQJDAMTZrXcQ/s220/IMG_5218.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dd3n_l8XdzA/Tw-g7onPufI/AAAAAAAAAKY/0YtDYMWK2ts/s72-c/blog1.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});