Pre-Planning for New Years Resolutions

I am sure it's normal that all parents-to-be think of things their parents did they don't want to repeat. For me, for better or worse, I don't have that list. Not to sound all Salinger about it or anything, but my mom was practically a saint, she really was. My only real complaint is that she was probably a little too strict with me as a teenager--a 9 p.m. curfew until I was 17 was a bit much. Yet, an adult I think the boundaries were good. So, no, there was nothing about her parenting style I would change as I parent my own daughter. There was nothing crummy or phoney about her.  (ha, ha)

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In fact, she was motherly almost to her own detriment. So while I would love to be nearly as great a mom, what I will seek to change are my behaviors I don't want to pass on to my daughter.

As a result, I've put some thought into my New Years Resolution list cause I'm pretty sure as a mom I won't have time to think so much at least about myself if my mom taught me anything.

1. Be less critical of other women. All women are caddy. I would like my daughter not to think I am.
2. Gossip less.
3. Be more patient.
4. Continue to workout a minimum of three days a week.