Raising Kids Is Hell On Earth? Here’s what to do about it.
I received an email, “HELP!!! My kids are driving me nuts! Raising kids
is HELL on Earth!!!
I didn’t know how to respond. If she only wanted to vent her anger and
frustration that she is feeling raising kids, then I guess I should
just write back, “I understand you 100%. Raising kids is surely hard.
Long hours and low pay. However just hang in there and you’ll see that
the benefits are AWESOME.
On the other hand if she really wants to improve her situation then,
I’m sorry to say, I can’t help her at all. She wasn’t specific enough.
(more accurately, she wasn’t specific at all).
It IS great to have children. So many times, they something cute
or do something nice, and they are the only ray of sun on a cloudy
dreary day. However, let’s be real, there are tough days, weeks, and
even longer periods of time that raising kids is very very very (the 3
“very”s is not a typo) hard. During those times you feel the rewards
aren’t worth all of the hassle.
When this happens, the first thing to do is to define, as specific as
possible, what is the problem. Once you know what the problem is then
you can begin to tackle it. This is good advice whenever you have any
problem, be it in relationships, personal, or even in business.
Besides the fact that after you “name it” you can work out a good plan
to “claim it”, there is also another way in which defining the problem
helps you; you’ll see that it isn’t as bad as you imagined. If you
realize that 90% of the day they are good. It is only when company is
over, or at meal times, or when they have to homework is it hard, then
you can still be in a good mood.
Therefore, at the end of the day, if you feel all washed up before
giving the verdict that “Raising kids is Hell on Earth” sit down for a
minute or two and pinpoint what exactly is bothering you. You’ll see
that when you do this, LITTLE BY LITTLE, raising kids can even be
Heaven On Earth
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