Promises, Promises

Making Promises
Promises, promises…Did you ever say that in your head when you were a kid? You know, when someone would promise something, but they’d already let you down so many times that you just couldn’t believe them, but you just didn’t want to not believe them?
How many times…do you think your kids, or someone else in your life has said that after you’ve promised something?
As a mom, it’s really hard for me when i see my kid’s being let down because of promises broken or unmet expectations. I guess one of my biggest lessons learned through hurt feelings is: “follow through with promises.”
I mean, there are times when I absolutely can’t follow through with certain things, but mostly I can. There are times when I’m exhausted beyond belief. There are even times when I simply don’t want to, but once I’ve given them my word, that becomes a pledge I need to keep.
Why this thought now? I dunno… I want people to know that I’m a girl of my word…whether it’s a child or an adult. There are enough flighty people in our lives…I’d like to be the one of the few…ya know, the exception to the rule kind of person that others know is dependable…I’m just sayin’…




