ahh I see, but still at the end of the day I’m sure she thinks your the best mother! It’s just when they get punished sometimes they get upset, but really the overall feeling is probably that she loves you and thinks your the best.

Some days my daughter says I’m the best mother in the world. Other days she says I’m the meanest. She’s 6; every minute it changes.

That’s amazing that you asked your daughter for forgiveness, that’s a great step on your part. But yea, children don’t really understand such things, she may still see you as the perfect role model and can’t understand that you may have done something wrong.

Lorri, thanks for the encouragement.

Leora to her daughter: Will you forgive me for not being nice sometimes, and for maybe yelling a bit too loud at you, and forgive me for getting angry at you, sometimes for no good reason?

I’m going to paste Louise’s comment here:
Forgiveness. It IS hard, and you did all you can do. But I will say that although it is kind of you to ask forgiveness from the blogosphere, from when I’ve been here, I can’t imagine why anyone would ever be offended. If they have been, I will say that sometimes people looks for reasons to be offended. Your blog is beautiful. Now the temper with the 6-year-old… I understand! And I’ve asked my 6-year-old daughter for forgiveness on more than one occasion!

My response to Louise: it’s something I’m supposed to do at this time of year. I’m not expecting that anyone would be offended. But I am supposed to ask forgiveness, for what, I don’t know! I think I have a childhood thing about expecting criticism, too.

Thanks for the understanding on dealing with the six-year-olds of this world. Having had two boys first, she can really make all of us go “grrrr….” sometimes. Willful, some of these little girls.