To those of you who were offended by my post about my frustrations with Elijah, I am truly sorry. I was indeed not intending to seem "cutting" to my child. I was not belittling him, cutting him, gossiping about him or complaining that he's my child. The reason I write the things I do, about Elijah or not, is because those are things that are my life right now. That being said: I've been asked if I would say those things about Elijah to his face if he could understand them. I absolutely would! He needs to know the issues I have with his behavior.
Would I post the same thing on my blog if he were a teenager and could read the things I wrote?...Probably not, and that is where I need to do some serious thinking and praying about where the line is drawn. I am NOT NOT NOT intending to take for granted the "humanness" of my son or to splay him out for the public, I simply am at a loss. Should I be more careful in the way that I present that? Probably, and I encourage those of you that find my posts offensive or hurtful that I will, indeed, be working on how much I say and how I present what I say. I have no intention of "airing dirty laundry" for the world to see and I need to find where that line is.
2 comments:
For my part, Bekah, I find your honesty about parenting really refreshing. Annabel is for the most part a sweet and compliant child, and yet even I can't wait to get a break from caring for her. Parenting is the most difficult job in the world, I'm convinced, no matter what your child's temperament, and I am glad that are sharing that with all of us. I want to know what's REALLY going on in your life, and at this point in Elijah's life, he can't read your blog, and he never will. Air whatever you need to! We all know your heart toward your boys. There's room within that for struggle and frustration. Keep the real-ness coming. :D
I don't think that- i think it is refreshing for a mother seeking Godliness in her self and her son to be able to be transparent- even if that is only on your blog. We are here to build and encourage one another in Christ I don't believe we need to worry so much about offending as encouraging and challenging each other.
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