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Found out I was apologizing to my kids for the wrong things
My 8-year-old told me I say 'sorry for the divorce' but never ask how their day went, and that hit me like a ton of bricks. Has anyone else had a kid call them out on something that made you completely change how you talk to them?
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terrybennett15d ago
Take that wisdom and run with it, honestly. Kids see straight through the big dramatic apologies and just want you to be present in the small stuff, like asking about their day.
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margaret_jackson7315d ago
My 8-year-old said the same thing to me last spring. I was always apologizing for being tired or for not having enough money for fun stuff, but they just wanted me to sit down and ask about their day. So I set a timer on my phone for 5:30 every evening and it goes off to remind me to stop what I'm doing and just talk to them. No phone, no TV, just me and them for ten minutes. It feels awkward at first but now they tell me things without me even asking. That little change fixed more than any big apology ever did.
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