Is the Grass Greener?

My brain has been working overtime..... I find that I have been "comparing" my parenting style to other's parenting styles and my kids to other's kids. You get the picture. And I am second guessing myself on how I am potentially "molding" my girls and what women they will become. Am I doing the right thing? Am I being too hard on them? Am I too soft on them? (Do all mother's go through this?) The answers can be hard to find. No child is perfect, I know that, but sometimes the grass looks a little bit greener right over that hill! :-) I have found that it can be hard to distinguish between children being children and defiant behavior. When I call Maddie and she doesn't come, is she too wrapped up in what ever her brain is doing to really hear me or is she being a "turkey" and not coming because she doesn't want to? The other day I was trying to get Maddie and Ally up the stairs to take a bath. Maddie was already on her way but Ally was lagging behind. "Ally! Let's go!" I said in a "not so quiet" voice. Maddie pipes up, "Mom, she is coming, she is just slow!" Well, there you go. She is just being a child. I start thinking.....how many times do I get onto them for being a child? Probably too many. I want to make sure that I teach them the values and morals that I deeply believe in but I want to make sure that I let them enjoy just being a kid. I don't want to teach them to rush through each day. Life is too short to let these moments pass by. Maddie and Ally are incredible little girls. And I know that God has his hand on them and who they will become. I will stop comparing and second guessing and start enjoying these amazing children that are growing up before my very own eyes. The grass on THIS side of the hill is just right!