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I messed up today - lost my temper with my son
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Ed R.Regular
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Yelled at my 4-year-old over something stupid and immediately felt the conviction that I'm failing as a father and as a Christian. I apologized and we prayed together but I keep thinking about how my actions contradict everything I'm trying to teach him about self-control and kindness. How do you actually lead by example when you're falling short? I know I need to extend grace to myself but it's hard.
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We all lose it sometimes. The fact that you felt convicted right after means you actually care about being a better dad. Just apologize to him in a way he understands and move on. Kids are resilient and so are you.
Four year olds push buttons that exist specifically to make parents lose it. You're not failing. You're human. Apologizing to him and trying again tomorrow is actually what good parenting looks like.