Comments on: Saying no

By: Melissa Stover

Melissa Stover — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 02:06:00 +0000

thanks for commenting. writing this helped me see that i’m not alone. a lot
of other mothers are saying no too. sometimes though, it feels like we’re
the only ones.

By: Allison

Allison — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 01:12:00 +0000

I just found you blog and I LOVE this post! I find that I am the only mom on my street who is saying no to everything all the time. The other 6 year olds on our street roam the neighborhood and the insides of other peoples’ houses freely. My poor deprived daughter must stay within my sight while outside and is not allowed inside other kids houses unless I am also present…now this may be different if we had any close Christian friends on our street…but as it is now, I am often the only adult presence while a hoard of kids play outside on our street. How can people send 5 and 6 year olds out into the street to play unsupervised???? Mine play unsupervised in our fenced backyard all the time…but out front in the street, no. I also proudly say no to disney and nick tv. It is just horrible. My daughter loves some older HM songs, but cannot watch the tv show and when her little friends talk about it, she tells them she is waiting til she is a grown up to watch it.

By: Alanna

Alanna — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:51:54 +0000

So glad to hear I'm not alone in this. I do think every child my daughter knows (she's also 12) has seen the entire series. And I say no to almost all the same things for the same reasons. I've gotten to not care what others think of the decisions, and I appreciate that although she argues with me over other things, she has grown to accept and choose things better because of my stance. I tell her that I want her to learn these things now and choose them now because then when peer pressure is there trying to tell you something else is no big deal when it really is, it will be easier to see and to make the right choice. It's not always easy, but I'm so glad we're not alone.

By: Mattanddawn1

Mattanddawn1 — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:18:55 +0000

Just a suggestion; When I asked mom if I could do something that I hoped she would say no to, we had a code, a small hand movement or phase, to let her know that I needed her to say no for me. It was GREAT!! – Dawn

By: Sandy

Sandy — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:38:06 +0000

I'm the one who NewEveryAM rolled her eyes at… and I want to encourage all you young moms to stick with what you know God is calling you to be: pleasing to Him! I always had to keep in mind that I was not responsible for what other parents did or did not allow, but I sure was responsible to my Heavenly Father for what I allowed with the children He had entrusted to me. It's always easier to be “tough” & allow more as they get older, than to try to backtrack. Hang in there, moms & give God your best!