This boy is breaking my heart.
His debilitating need for perfection so closely mirrors my own.
And I'm drowning trying to love him through it.
I'm sputtering out flimsy words trying to pray him through it.
I'm trying.
But this perfection beast in me still roars so loud that I feel useless at best.
A complete hypocrite at worst.
The imperfection of perfectionism handed down.
Heartbreak.
Looks pretty sad to me! There is nothing wrong with perfection, but this is pretty early to be that determined. I am sure you and Ephram will work through this and all will work out in the end....It's not a bad thing that he wants to be like his mom! Love you both...Mom
ReplyDeleteI'll never forget Alexis' grade 1 parent teacher interview. Mr. Perry showed us her journal and nearly every single entry had been written out, erased, then re-wrote. I didn't get it. He said, "Well she's such a perfectionist" That shocked me, because I'm so not a perfectionist. Then I compared her to Michelle, they have a lot of the same traits. Then I read Kevin Leman's book "The birth order" It all makes sense. First born kids tend to be perfectionists. It can be a good thing! lol.
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