As Digital Underground would say, "All around the world same song, same song, all, all around the world same song." Everyday I Sing The Same Song. Not a song of cheer and excitement, but that same ole broken record my mom used to sing to me, I sing to my child on a daily basis. "Pick up your clothes. Did you wash your face? Did you put on deordorant? Brush your teeth, put on some lotion, GO TAKE A BATH!!!!!..
As the owner of SMB Personal Fitness, Inc., I try to apply the Spirit, Mind, and Body teachings at home as well as in the work place,especially with my 9 year old daughter. She is very intelligent, talented, creative and head strong. She can prepared a meal fit for Kings, change electrical cords on appliances, replace the radiator in a car but when it comes to cleaning and simple hygiene she will NOT, do them UNLESS she is told EVERY SINGLE DAY. Is it just me? HELP! I GOT THE BLUUES.
Is this a personality thing? Maybe the simple tasks in life are not important enough for her to remember. If I put it on a list with boxes for her to check off as she go the results are amazing but I shouldn't have to run do that, or do I.
I ask my baby sister who has two kids, my sister-in-law and three of my closest and oldest friends for advice. You might as well call them the Supremes because they are singing the SAME SONG. They all said, "Join the club,"
"I have to turn the radio on loud so McKenzie can sing in the tub or she doesn't want to do it. I need YOUR HELP big sis."
My sister-in-law says, It's an epidemic. I used your check list and Breanna still forgets so put a care package in her bookbag."
"Sorry, I battle that with Jalen every morning. Not to mention that I have to keep AX body wash to entice him to take a bath!" I guess the advertisement has something to do with that. My child has to have a bubble bath with lavender oil, candles and a book to get more than her feet wet. Complete with an eyes mask, radio Disney and a final tuck from me or dad.
One after another they responded with the SAME SONG. So I say to myself, "Self, maybe this is a phase they go through and by age 10 I can change my tune."....NOT. I made sure the advice I was asking was from friends with kids of all ages. My friend Shannon from college has 13 and 16 yr old girls. Guess what, she is the president of our club. She said. "I don't have to tell my 16 yr old anymore but my 13 yr old, yes! She's getting better. Just keep preaching & teaching and let her know either you will tell her, or she will learn on her own when someone else embarrasses her. Happy parenting!"
Now I Know Why My Mother Sang The Blues....She was being a good mother. I Shellita Marie Boxie will continue to be a good mother too. "I wrote a song bout it, like to hear it, hear it go."
Woke up dis monin..dunt dun dun dun dunt..to get my daughter ready for school,dunt dun dun dun dunt, try not to fuss and fight with her, dunt dun dun dun dunt cause it just ain't coooool. But she don't seem to get it, dunt dun dun dun dunt, what to do on her own, dunt dun dun dun dunt so I find my self singinnnnng the same ole' song...I got the bluessss. I got the every mother in the whole wide world going through the same thing with their kids parenting bluessss...ohhhh, ohhhh yeaaha.
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