Angry Moms, or Passionate Moms??
I was watching a movie with Katie (19), and Shawn (16) the other night. There was a scene where the mom in the movie was angry because her son was told by a librarian that a certain book would be too hard for him to read. The mom got angry, marched into the Library and told the Librarian off. The boy came out with the book.
Katie looked at me and said “I love angry moms!”
That statement made me think of some times I have gotten angry at people for not treating my kids fairly, or taking advantage of them in one way or another. I don’t consider it being an angry mom though- I consider it being passionate about my kids and expecting people to be fair, nice, and decent to them.
Whenever there is conflict with someone, they want me to go with them. If they need to bring peace to a situation, they want Dan to go with them.
I am passionate and it shows as assertive. Dan is passionate, and it appears as being in control of his emotions, and bringing peace to a situation that is full of conflict. We are opposites, but displaying the same emotions in different ways.
Standing up for what is right on behalf of our kids is important.
I guess when Katie said “I love angry moms!”, she was really saying “I love you mom, for standing up for what is important on my behalf.”
Passion- showing up in ways we would never expect- is a wonderful thing.
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