Parenthood can feel like one tough situation after another. One kid is sick. The other is struggling in school. You just got a call from your neighbor telling you that your son was caught throwing rocks at their house yesterday. Your daughter is being bullied. It looks like the whole family is going to be super late to today’s soccer game.
Ugh. It’s frustrating. It’s overwhelming. It can feel so negative.
What we need to remember in moments like this is that line from Laura Ingalls Wilder: There is good in everything, if only we look for it.
If we, as parents, look at everything being thrown at us as problems, as a burden, we are going to get burned out . . . fast. But if, instead, we can see the good in each of these issues, if we can focus on the opportunity within each obstacle, not only will we be more likely to make it through, but we’ll be better parents for it.