What motivates you?
My early training still motivates me. Mother started us on chores early on. Long before I started school, Mother assigned me simple chores. Initially, I enjoyed it but my interest soon flagged. That didn’t matter. Mother would set a pile of washcloths before me and made it clear, their folding was my responsibility. I’d have to call for her approval before being released to play. Had I done a sloppy job, I’d be back to work. After enough times, it occurred to me I might as well get it right and be done. It would have been much easier for her to have done it herself but she stayed on point. Daddy reinforced Mother’s training.
Of course, as time went on and I faced other challenges, I had the benefit of my parent’s diligent training. I did well in school, got married, had children, became a nurse, and was prepared to face challenges daily. I wanted to be a good wife, mother, worker, boss, and friend. A well-ordered life was second nature. I am grateful for that motivation.
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The clip of the little housekeeper is adorable. Lol. My parents expected us to help out, to do well in school, to get along. What I appreciate most is that they believed we could do anything we put our minds too. That’s always motivated me to try new things and see them through. :-)
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That was an excellent plan that clearly worked. It helped me that my husband supported me in everything, as I did him.
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Same here. It’s remarkable how much that support frees us to grow and become our best selves. :-)
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I does. My first degree was education. I HATED teaching. When I went back to get a degree in nursing, my husband said, “Whatever you want.” A few years later his job became unbearable. I suppoted him while he went back for a degree in nursing. It goes both ways.
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Yes, and that’s wonderful.
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Sure is!
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Your mom did a really great job to remain strict on the tasks she gave you. As you said, it was harder to get you do it than just doing it herself.
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I was so sloppy one time she made me hang out diapers five times. You know she got sick of inspecting the job amd sending me back to redo.
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OMG 🙈 I understand 😂
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She was consistent.
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That’s when poor eyesight comes in handy.
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No kidding!
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I don’t see dirt.
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Now that’s good!
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You need some reward for aging.
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No kidding. At least you don’t have babies!
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Thank heavens for that! Raising children once was enough for me.
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No kidding. Nobody knows what they’re doing. It’s a wonder if your kids to into functional adults. You raise your kids the best you can, then it’s on them.
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You packed a lot of truth in four sentences.
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I followed my mother’s techniques. My daughter threw them out the window!
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I just bumbled along and am glad my children still talk to me.
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You are right!
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You are still on track.
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I know I can’t tolerate a dirty house. I don’t mind a bit of life clutter, but a dirty bathroom is bad.
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I have no idea where my motivation comes from but what I do know is that at times it is lost in a fog with me wondering around trying to find it and a way out of the fog.
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Well, you keep chugging ahead and writing! I’m glad of that!
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Yeah even when deep in the fog I still wrote blog posts, it gives me something to do each day, I’m not one to sit around all day just watching telly or YouTube I have to do stuff.
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Me either.
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I had a similar experience. I often say that I am grateful to my parents for the gift of ‘self discipline’.
I love this video:):)
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Hope that little kid stays interested!
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