Excuses excuses
Tiredness is no excuse for selfishness and sinfulness.
Just yesterday I wondering how much to correct and discipline my whiny, disobedient, unhappy child - given that I knew that she was over-tired, still recovering from a cold, and had suffered a nasty bump to the head which I suspected had given her a headache. Given the mitigating factors, should she still be given a time-out or smacked for blatant disobedience? Should I give in to the tears for raisins? Will I be helping her by indulging her while she's not well, or actually make things worse by being inconsistent?
I don't know.
But it occurred to my over-tired, self-indulgently petulant self this morning that the answer is probably not all that different for Teg as it should be for me right now. Just because I'm tired and grumpy doesn't mean I can snap at Jeremy, complain all the time, sulk while making breakfast, and exhibit horribly self-centered and impatient behavior. Tiredness, just like illness, does not excuse sinfulness. It may call for compassion, but it doesn't exempt evil.
So no extra raisins for Teg. And no pity parties for me. At least not this afternoon, so help me God.
Just yesterday I wondering how much to correct and discipline my whiny, disobedient, unhappy child - given that I knew that she was over-tired, still recovering from a cold, and had suffered a nasty bump to the head which I suspected had given her a headache. Given the mitigating factors, should she still be given a time-out or smacked for blatant disobedience? Should I give in to the tears for raisins? Will I be helping her by indulging her while she's not well, or actually make things worse by being inconsistent?
I don't know.
But it occurred to my over-tired, self-indulgently petulant self this morning that the answer is probably not all that different for Teg as it should be for me right now. Just because I'm tired and grumpy doesn't mean I can snap at Jeremy, complain all the time, sulk while making breakfast, and exhibit horribly self-centered and impatient behavior. Tiredness, just like illness, does not excuse sinfulness. It may call for compassion, but it doesn't exempt evil.
So no extra raisins for Teg. And no pity parties for me. At least not this afternoon, so help me God.
posted by Bronwyn at 12:45 pm
2 Comments:
This one is extra good. I am glad you are grumpy because it made for a great blog post.
And did you know that artichokes make your pee smell, too?
LOL at artichokes comment! Always thought it was asparagus myself! Agree - very real and honest comments from you. Wonder what Supernanny would say about the smack/timeout dilemna. Supergranny says, with the wisdom of hindsight, that consistancy is king. Not that I applied it with you lot! You were victims of my vagaries too. x
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