What are the excuses you are telling yourself that are keeping you from what you want?

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Permalink Reply by Sandy Scott on August 7, 2009 at 2:03pm

I'm too busy, too tired, too afraid of the unknown

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Permalink Reply by Susan Helms on August 7, 2009 at 2:19pm

I Wasn't perfect.. I need to start over.

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Permalink Reply by Suzy Stauffer on August 7, 2009 at 2:35pm

I am not smart enough

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Permalink Reply by Trish Van Gorden on August 7, 2009 at 11:31pm

What if I fail and my kids think I'm an idiot!

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Permalink Reply by Sherri Gershon on August 8, 2009 at 3:09am

There's not enough time, so why bother.

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Permalink Reply by Susan Helms on August 9, 2009 at 12:23am

This is just a funk, I'll just let it run it's course...

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Permalink Reply by Courtney Fietkau on August 9, 2009 at 6:24pm

I'll start tomorrow...

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Permalink Reply by Michelle Whitley on August 11, 2009 at 2:28pm

Judgement from others.....

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Permalink Reply by Suzy Stauffer on August 12, 2009 at 6:19pm

Stay true to yourself and who you are becoming. No need to play small to please others.

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Permalink Reply by Janet M. Branco on August 15, 2009 at 9:26pm

It's too hard and no one believes I can really do it, so I probably can't.

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Permalink Reply by Lisa P on August 20, 2009 at 8:09am

I'll wait until the kids go back to school, right now there isn't enough time.

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Permalink Reply by Susan Helms on August 23, 2009 at 5:43pm

Got a new one... ex-husband got remarried ( # 3) this weekend. My son tells me he is getting a new mommy and that she is a good one because she really trys hard to make him happy. Ouch! but that is one of my excuses!!!!!! I see it now. I excuse my "extra" spending beacuse it is for Adam in the hopes of making him happy! I skip a workout, or shorten it because I wouldn't want to upset my child! what if he likes her better?! what if, like he tells me all the time, he chooses to go live with his dad full time when he is old enough to decide for himself? What if, god forbid, being the best MOTHER for him, means I am the one who has too do all the teaching , scolding, guiding, vegetable feeding , and he isn't happy when he is with me because of it. Surely I can't let that happen right. Of course I have to take a back seat to his needs and above all make sure he likes me as much as his dad and now new step mother.

Fact. I am a woman first, a mother second, and a buddy third. I can make all the excuses I want, but unless I set that example for my son, then he will not only have a mom that is in and out of happiness, but he will go out inot the world expecting women to take care of him, like his father has. So this week my goal is balance. To begin to stand firm with my son, and have a healthy balance of together time, parenting time, and me time. He also need me time too. My keeping him entertained is stunting his ability to create his own happiness.

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