but my children are.:-) That particular comment (above) wasn't made by me, but by my son. I had walked behind him, and he announced "You're eating chocolate!" I asked if he had smelled it, and that was his reply. Strangely enough, I was the only one who thought it rather funny. But then, they find all sorts of things funny that simply make me shake my head.
"Are those fishies in the sink? They look like fishies in the sink, Mommy." This from my 3yo as she surveyed the dishwater after the wok, littered with bits of cabbage, was submerged. "Are they swimming?" Well, I suppose the bits of cabbage could look like fish if you wanted them to, and I can tell by her expression that she wants to pretend. "Hm, I don't know. I don't think I put any fishies in the sink." She studies them intently, pleased. "I think those are fishies; see them?" She pokes one, and then shoots a big grin up at me. She knows very well we are pretending. Her grin widens and she shakes her head and squints her eyes. "They're not fishies. Just food. Why does the food look like fishies, Mommy?"
Isn't it fun to have a 3yo? Honestly? Don't we sometimes forget how fun it is, and get caught up in all the messes, all the times things don't go the way we intended them to - the way we had planned our day. But I have to remind myself that every harsh word might stay with them forever, so how can I afford to use any? I want them to remember smiles. I want them to remember a mother that treated their foolishness kindly, not scornfully. I want them to remember working together and playing together, a sense of family and teamwork.
And I want to see the fishies.
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I forget all the time.....I wish I remembered more to not ignore those moments because I am too busy with everything else.
Thank you for the reminder!
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