Why Won’t You Listen?

I was busy doing all the things this morning. I had enough time to offer an impatient “not right now” and “just wait a little bit.” But I guess I didn’t have enough time to play. I guess I didn’t have enough time to pay attention.

At one point, fed up, I snapped at my son with a question I yell too often: “Why won’t you just listen to me?!”

But this time, I stopped to look at his sweet face. He was sad…dejected. His timid eyes locked with mine. He didn’t even have to say it out loud — I could still hear his question. He was pleading with me silently.

“Mama, why won’t you just listen to me?”

🙏🏻

…..and there it was. The lightbulb moment.

The listening starts with me. All he wants is my attention.

What an amazing reminder that a simple second of focusing on someone else’s needs can lead to a major shift in perspective.