Why do we hurt those who love us the most? This morning one of my girls "yelled" back at me when I called to her for something. I know that yell....it was quiet as could be around here, nothing going on and yet as all was seemingly peaceful, instead of simply replying...."what"?, she yelled. Now, I've seen it before and heard it more than I care to remember, I know she's got something else going on thats got her upset, and I'm the one whos getting the brundt of it. When I said...."Whoa.....whats going on, you don't respond to me like that, she gave the quick "nothing" which of course means "nothing you need to know about, just leave me alone!" I made sure she knew that talking to me like that was not at all acceptable and that I did indeed know something else was going on, even if she didnt care to share it with me at that point.......and if indeed she truly was just "tired" she needed to get over it and be nice!
This situation made me think about all the times I am guilty of taking things out of those I love the most. When I have a bad day, my family are the ones who get a grumpy mom and wife for the evening, even though they had nothing to do with my bad day. I can tell when Ryans having a bad time with customers or work in general and am quick to point out that we are not his sourse of discontent and should therefore not be the ones receiving the grouchiness! We are all guilty of taking our frustrations out on the wrong people and I work really hard to be cognizant of it so as not to hurt others, but it still happens.
Whats got you frustrated and downright mad right now......are you taking that out on your spouse or kids? Remember those who love us the most aren't the ones we should attack the most, they're the ones we should drop all that for and relax with, they love us!
I'm working on it.....
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