5 THINGS I DONT CARE ABOUT AS A MOM

Things I don't care about as a parent with a 13-year-old, a 10-year-old, and an 8-year-old. I don't care if the kids disagree with me. Now, there's a way to disagree with me, but if I say a decision and they don't like it, I have a saying in my household and that is, no is just the first negotiation. The caveat to that is we understand when we've tried to negotiate and the negotiation isn't going to go anywhere. And whether or not we have perfect reasons for that, won't always apply, but we have to trust each other. Two, I don't care if they say, Mom, can I have something else for dinner? I certainly don't want to eat certain things as an adult and if it's in my capacity to give them something else for dinner, I'm gonna do it. And yes, that does mean sometimes I'm making three separate meals. That's not for everyone. And that is okay. But I would rather them have something they enjoy than not. Now, that doesn't mean we don't do a no thank you bite, we don't expand our palettes. Some days it just is what it is and that's all that we got right now. But when I can, I will. Three, I don't care if your room is perfectly clean. Now, my room gets out of control. Their room gets out of control. That's when we look at each other and we go, we gotta respect our stuff. We're living in chaos. Forget even being organized as an aesthetic. Our minds are cluttered and that's why we need to clean it. But I am never going to be like, honestly, if my room's not clean, you can't go anywhere. Your room's not clean because you can say all excuses you want as an adult, I work, I do this. There's a relevance to them as well. Four, I don't care about the food. I love it. The parents are thriving. The only thing I love is balance. And figuring that out. And sometimes balance is soul food with backwards dinner. And number five, no one's going to get a forced hug. There is no she's your aunt, she's your grandma, give a kiss, give a hug. That's just not how it works. And I certainly when I meet humans out in the wild, and I love it. The parents are thriving. The only thing I love is balance. And figuring that out. And sometimes balance is soul food with backwards dinner. And number five, no one's going to get a forced hug. There is no she's your aunt, she's your grandma, give a kiss, give a hug. That's just not how it works. And I certainly when I meet humans out in the wild, I don't have to give them any type of affection. That doesn't mean you're rude, that just means you're allowed to say you don't want to and you're uncomfortable. These tend to blow a lot of people through the roof, but it's just the way that we do things and it works great for us. And if you want me to share more, let me know.