This was my hallway last Wednesday.Sometimes, often really, things break — irreparably. And it takes your breath away . . . straight away.
It took my breath away when my son stormed into the bathroom, frustrated, angry, fed-up for his very own, very significant to him, reasons. And when he chose to SLAM the bathroom door, causing the heavy mirror mounted to the front to slip out of the hardware holding it in place and crash onto the floor — a million, BROKEN pieces were left reflecting the afternoon light.I was quiet. I surveyed the damage and took a deep breath.
I walked into the backyard and felt the hot tears streaming down my face. It's amazing how alone you can feel as a single parent in moments like these. I realized how scared and disappointed I felt. Did this really just happen? Yes. This was real. And as I stood and considered whether or not this was an indication of his developing character, I heard his tears through the window above me, coming from inside the bathroom.
His soul hurt. This was not what he expected either. Hello, Anger — I don't remember inviting you into my house.
Beautiful. Now I’m crying.
Lesson learned: this boy is a predator in training via failure-to-set-boundaries mom. Showing compassion first - while needed later on - rewards violent behavior. This is a big sign of deficient parenting but you can’t look into the mirror if it’s broken, eh? Wake up! EQknows
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