The “Tender Loving Care” Mother
“I want my children to feel they have an ally, someone who knows them completely. I want to be a haven for them.”- Gentle and kind, the ISFJ mother provides her children with generous amounts of tenderness, affection, and the comfort of daily routine. Her aim is to “be there” for her children, physically and emotionally. She is sensitive to their feelings, offering closeness, understanding, and quiet support.
- Loyal and devoted, the ISFJ mother has a strong sense of duty and consistently puts her children’s needs first. She delights in taking care of the little things that matter to a child, making each one feel loved and special.
- To provide her family with security and warmth, the ISFJ mother tends to the practical and domestic, aiming for a smooth-running household and an attractive home. She also observes and conveys the value and importance of family traditions.
That's exactly how it sounds at my house, and I'm sure, at yours.
Yesterday Lane had to have 14 warts frozen off the bottom of his foot. 14! He's not walking too well today. I asked him why he didn't tell me about them about 12 warts ago, and he said, "Well, I told Evan." Evan? What kind of communication plan is that? Evan would forget to tell me if the house had caught fire! Lane went on to say, "There are just some things you have to tell your brother first." Well, I'm certainly glad he's got a brother to talk to, but that sort of messes up my "smoothly running household, where I endeavor to put each child's needs first..."
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I'm glad that you found that commercial - too funny!
I'm the "How-to" mother - “the mothers you like to carpool with, not only on time, we organize the driving schedule for everyone.”
* Organized and comfortable being in charge, knows “how to” get things done, make things happen, and accomplish much on behalf of her children... She is apt to have predictable expectations, consistent routines, standard procedures, and well-defined boundaries, all of which help her children feel protected and secure.
What do you think, is that me?
Actually, yes, I really do think that's you. But with a few more wonderful qualities thrown in there. You took the test? I thought you had sworn those dumb test things off forever?
Keri, I embedded your video for you. Sometime I'll show you how.
Mom, I think that sounds like you too. I think I am a combination of the How To mother and the Responsibility Mother. Although I test as an Introvert, I think there is quite a bit of Extrovert in me too. Mom, I am only surprised that you are an extrovert.
I'm just surprised that YOU weren't checking the bottoms of Lane's feet everyday on your own. I mean. . .why didn't you think of that? heeheehee! (By the way, I refuse to tell you what kind of mother I am--no heehee's on that one!)
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