Supermom?

       We all have our weaknesses, right? I'll admit, I have a few. One of my few is roaches. Spiders? Nah. Snakes? Nah. Extreme heights? Bring it on. Sharks? Psh. A big fat cockroach? I'll wet my pants. Can't stand those creepy, nasty, turd brown, ugly suckers. Bring into the equation having to kill one of those bad boys and I'm like a baby in diapers. That horrible crunch when you have to smoosh it makes me CRINGE. Camille has picked up on this fear of mine and has thus developed her own fear of them. And now that I am the Mommy and Daddy of the house, guess who's responsible for taking care of one that makes an appearance? Oh yes, it's me. Usually, my solution is to scream and run. Or, my favorite, spray and run. A few days later you'll discover the dead devil bug and all is well in the Wyatt/ McGlothin household again. Last night, while Camille was at church, one of these nasty guys made an appearance in my kitchen. Ew, he was big. And he didn't run when he saw me...which left no other option than to kill him. I wanted to spray him but he was on my counter. So, this old scaredy cat grabbed the fly swatter and, yes...I smacked him. I made some kind of ungodly loud noise when the swatter made contact with the beast, so I didn't have to hear that nails on chalkboard crunch. Mission : Accomplished.
       Im sure at this point you're wondering where this is going. Well, when I picked up my Cam from church I told her about the roach. I then told her that I actually killed it and when I say that my child's face lit up like a Christmas tree, I am not exaggerating. She was sooooo proud of her Mama and she said, "Mommy, you can be a good Mommy now! And I can stop hitting Lily!" I didn't understand exactly what that meant until this morning when my sister pointed out that because I overcame one of my weaknesses, Camille was then ready to overcome one of hers. It's easy to forget what an impact I have on my children. I forget that they look to me to learn everything. That's scary, guys! I am so far from perfect, and to think they are learning most of their life lessons from me is beyond terrifying. But this is a journey for all three of us. A journey full of life lessons...and this one began with a fly swatter and a roach.
     


      "Be the superhero your child sees you as."

                                                      Tara Kennedy Kline