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Children Sometimes See Better Than We Can
Sometimes, I am privy to discussions that my children have when they are talking with one another. Their clearsightedness floors me sometimes ... for example:
16yog: Boy, when I think about how much I liked X, I realize that I was out of my mind! What was I thinking?!?
10yog: YoYou were chasing a piece of tail (Mom: !!?!!), without looking at what it was attached to.
16yog: A dog?
10yog: Precisely! (Both start laughing)
At this point, I just about have to scrape myself off of the floor, between being in shock at the correctness of the 10yo's diagnosis, as well as the way she phrased her statement... that one's an old soul... and trying not to wet my pants laughing (they drummed me out of the Mothers' Union *ages* ago because I laugh out loud when the children do something funny)!!
I am *so* glad that I am privileged to see how their minds work. They actually talk to me without coercion (at least, that's what I hear other parents complain about ... I've not had that problem, myself); and I know that they look out for one another, even though they don't always agree. I believe that if this keeps up, they will be fine when I am gone... they will look out for one another. Which, I think, is the truest definition of 'family'.
16yog: Boy, when I think about how much I liked X, I realize that I was out of my mind! What was I thinking?!?
10yog: YoYou were chasing a piece of tail (Mom: !!?!!), without looking at what it was attached to.
16yog: A dog?
10yog: Precisely! (Both start laughing)
At this point, I just about have to scrape myself off of the floor, between being in shock at the correctness of the 10yo's diagnosis, as well as the way she phrased her statement... that one's an old soul... and trying not to wet my pants laughing (they drummed me out of the Mothers' Union *ages* ago because I laugh out loud when the children do something funny)!!
I am *so* glad that I am privileged to see how their minds work. They actually talk to me without coercion (at least, that's what I hear other parents complain about ... I've not had that problem, myself); and I know that they look out for one another, even though they don't always agree. I believe that if this keeps up, they will be fine when I am gone... they will look out for one another. Which, I think, is the truest definition of 'family'.