BP doesn’t mind me saying how… we’ve been teasing him about sounding like The Grinch; ‘I hate, hate, hate, double hate…… the cat over the back fence,when the internet's slow, gardening...”

“Too many hate’s Dad” the kids say….when our 3 year old heard someone say ‘hate’; I laughed listening to him tell his brother; “That boy said the ‘S’ word!”

Sometimes cute, sometimes scary however is hearing the vocabulary (And tone) we use coming out of our children’s mouth! “O my goodness do I really sound that bad!” Our example powerful in the lives of our children; their eyes wide open, ears tuned right in…

We have ‘off’ days ...but how awesome to be a positive force (!) more times than not in front of our kids- I know, I know, the ideal, but worth working on!!! My mum can’t remember ever hearing her mother complain!

If we’re regularly heard speaking negatively about people and situations, grumping and grumbling, getting in a tizzy, sweating the small stuff…that’s what they learn and we hear back!

I don't want to be negative influence in my home.

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