Why Don't I Have Any Patience?

Patience is a virtue. They say that it is anyway. Apparently it was one that I was not given. I really wish it had been something I was blessed with because I need it! I have tried very hard over the years to be a patient person and I have finally given up. I just take a deep breath and remind myself to relax and it's usually okay.

Our house is a bit chaotic. We have two kids, a four year old girl and a five year old boy. I think they fight more then they get along. At times I can block it out, but there are times where it gets the best of me. The constant bickering drives me crazy. If it was over anything worthwhile I might not get so irritated. Normally though it's something about him being on her side of the car or something along those lines. I just don't see the point in arguing and when they don't stop when they are told I have to remind myself that they are just children. Most of the time they are great kids, but there are also those times where patience would come in handy.

We also have three dogs. They are all mutts and all indoor dogs. Two of them we've had forever and are into their teen years. The third one we inherited a few year ago so she's just a puppy. I hadn't really planned to start all over in the dog department, but that wasn't an option. Our oldest dog is deaf. She can't hear a thing. We have to use hand signals to get her outside and to follow us, etc. Then our other dog is fat and moves very slow. It takes him forever to walk anywhere or do anything. He's quite funny too because he'll growl all the way down the hall if you make him get up. Then our third dog is a puppy, but goodness she is always wanting attention and loves to give kisses. She's very sweet, but there are times I wish she'd just lay down like the other dogs and relax. As you can imagine how three dogs underfoot while trying to do laundry, clean house and take care of the kids can get a bit annoying at times. Those are other times where I wish I had been blessed with some patience.

Today I realized my lack of patience when my daughter and I were playing with Barbie's. She has some of mine from when I was a kid and some of the clothes too. I guess I had forgotten at how hard it can be to dress to a barbie. Now, I know it isn't real difficult, but they have those rubbery legs and some of the clothes just don't slide on easily. I was trying to dress a few and my daughter was throwing others at me because she couldn't dress them. Perhaps she gets her lack of patience from me! Then I couldn't find clothes for all of them and she wanted their hair done and she wanted it done right then. Then I realized how very silly it was that I was getting worked up over something so very simple.

I've know all along that I have no patience, but it really hit me today. Like I said, I deal with it very well by taking a deep breath and realizing that it's going to be okay. However, I'd be lying if I said I didn't envy all the people who were blessed with patience and never get worked up over the easy things in life!