You get it huh?

It seems as I have lately come across and to better terms with my SWC (daughter)
I have also ran into some interesting moments while out and about in stores or places of public encounters. For instance, yesterday I went to my lifeline store and paid my blood toll at the door. You know what store I am talking about, good ole Target Boutique. You walk in and you literally pay a toll every time. $50 or more generally! I like Target. They pretty much have everything I need in those walls.

Well while on this venture with the SWC, I made the mistake of thinking that I could stop and go into Target shortly after she fell asleep in her seat already. You know, the point when you don't want them to fall asleep quite yet, because you want them to make it all the way home to rest their little heads in bed. All mom's reach that point some days by the way. Well I did what you're not supposed to and went ahead to wake her up to go into the store.

Upon entering Target, she requested to walk beside me and follow the rules. Ahhh, the rules. Rules for safety is generally the term I use now with them before we go inside the store. They can rattle the rules out like its ingrained in their soul! HA! She did well for the first five minutes and knew we were going there to get the art supplies for our little crafty day planned. Within 5 minutes of being in the craft aisle; there it was...about 5 feet away the princess coloring book with the matching markers. Yep, every color she needed and HAD 3 of each at HOME. Well it didn't sit too well that she was not going to get her said "way" when Mom said, no we are not getting any new toys today. Meltdown city.

Now I have threatened before that if things got nasty in the store with non-listening issues that we could very well leave. Today was the day. The one day that I finally had enough of the crying and whining fit occurring in the aisle! Took her out to the car and as I was 10 feet from the door. It came from nowhere it seemed. A voice that rung out in a empathetic way that I grasped immediately. The phrase was simple~

It was like she reached out and snagged my hand almost with words?! I keep forgetting that this is all a part of the journey we call motherhood. I keep reminding myself that there are the same struggles with your daily emotions that many others deal with. She reached out~ patted me on the back almost and kept walking. Hang in there~ I like that.

I enjoyed it even more that when later after the lil gal did wake from her very much needed nap upon returning from Target. She hung in there too, she thought about it and then came to hang out on my lap. Apology accepted darlin~ Hang in there.