09/03/2018
STAMPING The Chain of Pain....
“It’s about my son. He drives me nuts...
He irritates me when he is not responsible...
When he doesn’t do his homework...
When he doesn’t do his chores like I told him to.....every day,... for the last few years...
He is mean spirited to his sister”.
Er!.. your son is supposed to do his homework, is that right?
“Correct!... why would I pay for him to go to a private school?”
And what’s the reality?
“Reality?... What do you mean?”
What is it that has actually been happening for the few years you are referring to?
“As I said, he doesn’t do what he is supposed to do all the time”.
Your son doesn’t do what he’s supposed to do all the time?
“Yeah”
Do you do your homework and all you’re supposed to do all the time?
“No. But isn’t it important, as a parent, to make the children do what they are supposed to do?”
And how has that worked for you?
“It has not. That’s why I am here”
You didn’t answer my question!
“Sorry!... ask me again”
Do you do your homework and all you’re supposed to do,... all the time?
“Not all the time”.
Yet you expect your son to do his homework and all he is supposed to do,... all the time”.
“Yes. Isn’t it important when you’re raising and guiding your children, to have certain expectations?”
Yeah!
“ And he’s not a friendly kid either...
Like the other day when his sister wouldn’t let him into her room.....he shouted at her, ‘I hate you; you’re fat and ugly’...
That was heart-rending”.
So, how do you get to handle all that?
“ It’s almost getting out of control...
I am sorry but I have to say my husband’s parenting skills are wanting. That’s an issue too...
So, I find myself on my own,... managing a home of little monsters”.
Little monsters, did you say?
“Yes!... monsters!... these are not kids I would have wished to have. Especially so, Marcus...
My mother thinks he’s weird!”.
I am beginning to notice a pattern...
Your husband is a problem because of his parenting skills...
Your children are a problem because they are monsters...
Obviously, that leaves ONLY ONE GOOD person in the equation...
Have you noticed that also?
“Wait a minute... what does that mean?”
What do you think it could mean?
“It sounds like I judge everyone”
What else could it mean?
“I have set standards for everyone and I get pi**ed when they are not met...
Do you think I am the problem?”
You’re not a problem... ..it’s only that you’ve made your happiness and stability dependent upon other people’s behaviors...
You expect them to fit in your ‘box’ for you to be happy.
After you have cultivated a culture of UNCONDITIONAL LOVE,... you’ll begin to notice the falling away of most of the things that used to irritate you... giving you poise and equanimity...
And what is so strange is that when that happens,... the others will gravitate towards your center,.. and all the ‘mayhem’ will slowly crystallize into PEACE and HARMONY.
“So, all these chaos are because of me?”
And the PEACE and HARMONY that will ensue,... will be because of you.
“OMG!.. I wish I’d known this”
Pick up from there,... and good luck.🍀