Barks of Love

I bark. If you are a mom, you probably bark sometimes too. Not like a dog but I am pretty sure it sounds something like that to your kids. It's okay. Really.

Like today, I was barking about budgeting to my teenage son. Bark, you are spending too much...bark, you have to watch your budget...bark, you have to get a summer job. And my daughter...bark, clean your room.

We moms no matter how much we try and even succeed in having good, productive discussions with our kids, you can be pretty sure it sounds like barking to them.

But let's remember that barking can be affectionate, yes a bark is demanding attention but it doesn't have to be mean or nasty. We love our kids - and that is why we bark.