Kamila @ Sensual Appeal

Are You Really Walkin’ Your Talk?

I have a toddler, and if you’ve ever been with a toddler you’ll recall that they can be great observers and even better mimics. Great, if you are modeling behavior you want them to mimic; not so great if you are having an off day and are flying off the handle, stifling f-bombs as you go.

The other day, we were all having an off day: there was a lot of activity in and around the house, and my dogs were barking for what seemed like the entire day. One dog barking is bad enough, but with two, they just seem to egg each other on – it becomes a contest of who can bark the loudest, the longest, and in the most creative rhythm.

I, after about the fifth round of barking for the morning, was not handling it well: I was yelling and using a tone of voice that I don’t prefer. Unfortunately, I didn’t really notice my yelling or my tone in the moment – I was really just acting out of frustration and desperation for some quiet.

Those actions, however, were mirrored later in the day when my little one decided that she too was going to reprimand the dogs for barking, yet again.

Suddenly during an afternoon bark fest, I heard this shrill shriek from her – she was yelling at them and trying to corner the 60 pound hound dog to make him stop barking.

Oh, this was so upsetting to me; this was not the relationship I wanted for her with her pups or any animal, and not the behavior I wanted her to adopt.

It was my fault – I was lax and slipped up.

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