It's a simple life

I have been trying to sit back and watch what I can learn from my children. Their lives are so simple. They live for instant gratification. If they want something, they ask. No mind games. No grudge or payback. As adults, we make our intentions much more complicated. We play games. Instead of "using our words" to say what we want, we give hints and signs for others to hopefully "read". It's like we are too afraid to expose ourselves by stating our wants, needs and desires. Okay not in a dirty way but in our daily communications. Yeah, there are times that we, as adults, need to do things that we don't want to do because they need to be done. But those other times, why can't we live more in this simple "say it like you mean it" kind of world.

I spend so much of my time trying to teach my kids how to be the best people that they can be. But then I sit back and think, am I being a good example? How can I live in this simplified way with a bit of added maturity? Do I act this way in my relationships with my husband and children? If I do not like something between he and I, why not just talk about it instead of getting angry and leaving "hints" when he likely has no idea what I am getting at? Why not tell my children how I feel? One important thing that I hope to teach my children is to share how they feel and how things others do make them feel - good and bad. As I've been trying to lead more by example on this one I have realized how hard it really is. In this digital world we live in, it is much easier to type these feel goods and feel bads, but how are we at sharing this stuff face to face. Oh boy, I have some work to do on this one!!