My Daughter Revealed She Learned This From Me!
- Shan*tastic
- Aug 24
- 3 min read
You won’t believe what my daughter revealed she learned from me!
On a car ride running errands, I randomly asked my daughter what are 3 tops things she learned from me good or bad!
Paused in thought, she said, “um, that’s a good question, I will have to think about it.” After taking a few moments to think about it, she finally revealed three things that she said she learned from me.
Patience - I honestly had to pause when she responded with this one, because I don’t see myself patient in many ways! I have definitely been a work in progress and have been growing in this area of my life. My daughter told me that as she watched me change and respond to her differently with her ‘tudes showed her that I was patient. To know my daughter see me as patient further lets me know the growth is happening.
Organization - My daughter revealed that she learned to be organized by watching me and how I handle things around the house. As she gets older it helps her want to be more organized by like: keeping her room cleaned and put things away so she know where they are.
Family-oriented - She said I taught her how to be family-oriented because how I spend time with my mom and sisters and that has taught her to enjoy her family as well.
My daughter being who she is, gave me the same question to answer as it pertains to my mom! Then I said to her, “ I thought you would ask me what I learned from you.” She said, “okay, mom, what are 3 things you learned from me.?”
My responses:
Patience - I shared with her she taught me patience because of her mouthy comebacks! I was not used to a child that had so much attitude and mouth. I would give instructions on what to do and she would always have something to say and with ‘tude! Me with my low tolerance for it, I would fuss back! But after a while of doing the back and forth with her, I finally said to myself, if I want her to change, I have to be the example. And I started doing just that! I lead with patience and not my feelings!
How to slow down - I told my daughter she taught me how to slow down, because as she got older, she would move to her own beat! I would rush and rush her but she still moved at her pace and not mine! It took a while to get it, but what I had to learn was that she wasn’t moving fast just because I wanted her to! So I had to learn to slow down enough to allow her the time she needed to prepare properly or to do whatever it is she needed to do.
Self-care - I explained to my daughter how she taught me more self care as it pertains to actually taking the time to do simple self care like: applying my lotion in less of a hurry & stopping to put on mascara before I live the house because I like my lashes enhanced!
Have you ever stopped and asked your kids what have they learned from you, the good and the bad? If not, you should try it! You might be as surprised as I was with the responses!
If nothing else, teach them about good healthy hair habits by adding a Sleepers By Shan to your night hair routine.
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