She's still like this. About 6 months ago I lost the plot at DS because I'd asked him to clean his room about 10 times. And he kept fiddling around.

She pulled me over in the hallway after a bit of a yell and goes to me.

DD: do you know how I used to be like DS and couldn't clean my room.
Me: Yes. (Still huffy)
DD: well yelling only makes is stressed and doesn't make it easier. He's probably overwhelmed because he thinks he has to do it all at once. Maybe if you show him to do one bit at a time like you did with me he won't get so stressed. And remember I didn't get it quickly. It took me ages.

My first thought. Way to make me feel crap kid. But she was right. And so I listened. And I won't lie. I'm not 100% patient 100% of the time. I'm learning every day to be a mum just as they are learning life skills. But whenever I start to get frustrated the conversation comes to mind.

It's funny she has now moved on to try and teach me about being so stressed and hard on myself for losing my temper.

And the other thing she is struggling with is how adults speak to kids. In what she calls "the mum voice". Apparently I don't do that which is why she thinks a lot of her friends don't talk to their parents but she talks to me.

What's lovely is others are able to have great D&M's with her. Seeing Lulu's post made me tear up a little as she developed a pretty special relationship with her before she passed. And now Aunty Sushee is doing the same. I swear I want to loan her out so people don't think I'm full of crap. LOL.