Ep# 176: [Pep Talk] How Are You Affecting Your Kids?

A couple of weeks ago, my husband, Michael, was away. I wanted to get a workout in, so I dragged all three kids downstairs to “do it with me.”   I was following along with the program on the screen, when my son all of a sudden was like, “Mom, wait! Stop! You can’t start the next move yet!” And I asked him why, and he said, “You didn’t finish the last one!” I tried to argue with him and tell him that I did finish it, and he replied, “No, he said you had to do the move 12 times, and you only did it 10 times!”   And to be honest, at first I was annoyed and wishing that I just had a moment alone to do this workout. And then I remembered: I want to be the kind of person who does the extra rep, not the kind of person who short changes herself because things are getting tough.   Ultimately, I was so proud of my son for calling me out because we want to raise children that work hard and go above and beyond.    This was such a stark reminder to me that our kids are always watching. They pay attention to everything we do, and every little thing is affecting them. We are literally forming our children’s reality and beliefs, long into adulthood.   So start to become more aware of the job you signed up for. Your kids are watching you. It’s exhausting and it’s tough and it wears on you, but it’s the role you signed up for. www.elizabethhartke.com/podcast/176 Snag a bottle of my favorite wine for a penny!