picking your battles

this is a fight in the never ending war, she says" but everybody is doing it" you say "well what if everyone threw themselves off the cliff?? " " she then whines..... " momMMMMM"

should the flip flops be worn to school?? I say no, she pouts, I can't stand this fight and I give in with the abomonation that I will say something to S. who will say some thing to her.... but in the end I just don't know if this is one of those " pick your fight carefully" or if this is the " don't sweat the small stuff" so I say to her " fine, but just don't tell me about your toes or what is hurting on your feet! unless it is an emergency!" and I let her go, this little girl of mine, growing up too fast for me , and I think about all the battles in the War ahead and wonder about the choices I will have to make in the future.
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