Food for thought

So when out with L and A this past weekend I noticed how different my parenting style is. Not in a good way or a bad way - just different. L is a very cautious Mom (she has a 7 year old son) - she is very good about explaining things and why you should or shouldn't do them. Maybe a little too good because I wondered if my little man (7 years old as well) was going to get a little bit of a complex about falling down and hurting himself. But she also has much more patience than I do - I envy that about her. My style is so very different - I am much more relaxed in that aside from mortal danger I kind of let him do his thing and if he gets a scratch he's learned his lesson and won't do it again, right? On the other hand he does get an awful lot of scratches!!! It's interesting to think that maybe between the two of us we make the perfect parent! She can explain why things are dangerous before he's tempted to do them and I can ease her worries that he will be just FINE!!!!

D at work likes to say "If the bone's not sticking out - you're FINE"....I kinda like that sentiment quite a bit! I am trying very hard to live my life by that mantra and not wallow in my own issues from day to day.

On that same line I have thought that A and I would also make the perfect partner (wife for lack of a better word). She is brazen and stubborn about what she wants in life and fights for it all the way. She enjoys every thing she does and never does anything halfway. I am more practical and laid back about just going with the flow. Maybe too much on some things in life.

So maybe between the three of us we make the perfect woman/person???? Something to think about - I truly think we were all destined to be friends!

And confirmation that your best girlfriends are truly your soulmates!