Dec 10 2011
Teaching Mommy Obedience
A few days ago, I was walking with Annada and talking with a friend. Suddenly Annada let out a frustrated scream. At that moment I realized Annada had been talking for quite some time and I was ignoring her.
I looked over and she had tears in her eyes and her hands were in fists. I decided to silently give her my attention for a moment to give her a chance to calm down (and I did feel sorry I’d ignored her so long).
“You are NOT being obedient, Mommy!” Annada yelled. Then she put her hands over my mouth. “I do not want any more words coming out of your mouth. I am trying to tell you about Peter Pan and it is your time to listen!”
Now I was trying really hard not to laugh, so I still didn’t say anything. Plus I felt like I was having a mirror held up to my parenting.
“Listening means you are not talking, Mommy,” Annada followed up.
(In case you are curious, I decided to tell her I was sorry for ignoring her and then told her if I was ignoring her again to say excuse me. And if I still didn’t respond, she should pull on my arm or hand in case I didn’t realize she was trying to get my attention. She smiled, gave me a hug and then began telling me about how the Peter Pan ride is scary because you fly and feel like you will never come down or may fall.)