I want to highly recommend the blog
My Mind on Paper. The gentleman who writes this blog, Kevin D. Hofmann, is bi-racial and was adopted by a white family as an infant. His adoptive parents lived in Birmingham, Alabama in the 60's. I love the way he writes. In addition to the blog posts, be sure and read the chapters for the book he is writing. The chapters make me laugh and cry. I especially like the fact that Kevin writes of his experience without trying to preach or force a point of view. He just tells his story.
As for me, I'm feeling guilty because I can't seem to meet all the needs of my children. When Baylie needs me, Jalen starts crying. When Jalen needs me, Baylie starts crying. How do parents with lots of kids do it? I have a hard time with two!
I read a quote in
FamilyFun magazine (great mag by the way) that said when both are crying, you should take care of the toddler first because they will remember it and the infant won't. I try to remember that, but sometimes the infant has to come first.
3 comments:
i have been reading kevin's blog too. good recommendation. and i'm sure you are doing great with both your kids. but i know what you mean, sometimes one just has to wait and that's hard. i have never heard that about the toddler first, makes sense.
When they all start crying...I put myself in timeout and let them work it out. People think my kids are so independent and self reliant but really they are just desperate. Sometimes locking myself in my car is the only way to find sanity and don't feel guilty about a princess marathon.
Going through this same thing right now. AGH! It's enough to make you wanna tear your hair out!! That is a good quote though. I shall have to remember that in my dealings with mine. Sheesh.
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