Last night I asked my husband to purchase my daughter a case for her tablet. He said he was going to purchase her a particular brand. I like this brand and it is very durable but I think they are WAY overpriced. (It\u2019s gonna cost you something Tyra). I then suggested that we purchase a cheap, off-brand one instead. My 12 year old then chimed in saying, \u201cYou know Mommy, if you buy the cheap one, you\u2019re just gonna have to replace it so you should just go ahead and get the good one instead of trying to go cheap.\u201d<\/p>\n
You know what? He\u2019s right.<\/p>\n
And relationships are the same way.<\/p>\n
[bctt tweet=\u201dIf we don\u2019t pay upfront, if we don\u2019t make the investment, if we don\u2019t value people, we\u2019ll end up needing a do over.\u201d username=\u201dinspiredfully\u201d]<\/p>\n
And the do over may just cost us even more.<\/p>\n
Yup, Relationships are gonna cost you something.<\/p>\n
And relationships with children will cost you ALOT!<\/p>\n
But the return on investment will be GREAT. For every positive word, act of service, ball game attended, smile offered, extra bedtime story, late night chat, it will be worth it.<\/p>\n
Yes you were tired, overwhelmed, beyond tired, exhausted, exasperated even but you chose to dig deep and pay up because you deemed them worth it.<\/p>\n
Yes, it cost you something. It costs you to examine yourself, to be honest with yourself, to change your attitude, to change your beliefs and to change your behavior. Yes, it\u2019s costly but children are worth it and your investment will yield high dividends.<\/p>\n
Take a listen to my interview with LCSW Mercedes Samudio of Shame Proof Parenting<\/a> as we talk about Developing Healthy Parent-Child Relationships and the cost involved.<\/p>\n