As a parent, whether you want to or not, you are always being watched.  Your child is constantly looking to you and how you handle things to learn how they should handle their situations, thoughts and feelings.  It’s pretty much the equivalent of always being on stage; Lights. Camera. Action – every mistake you make, your audience will see. The sobering part of it is, not only will they see it, but more than likely they will emulate it as well.

I am beginning to realize more and more that everything I do, my daughter sees; it seems like even when she is not in the room, she picks it up.  I am further realizing how much she is a reflection of me.  It has come to a point that when I get on a tangent about some of the things that she does to annoy me most, hubby (in the most polite way possible) advises me that I do the same something in some variation.  Not exactly what I want to hear, but I guess something I need to hear nonetheless.  Read more...