Thanks for stopping by and offering your advice on this kids. I see that you have a lot going on in your own sitch and will check up on you later.
I have to be careful and not go into fix-it-mode with the kids. That didn't work so well with my W in the past. And I know there's no magic solution or book for being a great parent. I think the stresses of my sitch has caused me to lose focus on my kids. Even my recent GALing causes me to lose focus, but I NEED to keep doing that. They will come in a close second to making myself happy cause if I'm not happy... (or is that "if mama's not happy...).
You're right that sometimes it's the little things. I am used to crawling in bed with D6 and D8 to read books, but one night I jumped up into S12's loft bed and it just looked at me kind of quizical, but smirking. And we talked before he went to bed. I need to do more of that and watch my patience and temper.
