After a weekend of trying to "reason" with Carter on why it isn't nice to squeeze all the juice out of his juice box onto the floor, why he can't eat potato chips for breakfast, lunch and dinner, why he isn't allowed to play with the DVD player and why he shouldn't throw food on the floor........I came across this memo in a magazine I was reading while at the gym having a much needed work out.
So, I dedicate this posting to all the "little" people out there!
MEMO TO MOMMY....
You have a lot of lessons to teach your little one, but he has a few words of wisdom for you too...
Stop freaking out about the mess! There's always time to clean-but how often do we get to make mud pie?
Love me, even when I'm naughty, I'll only be this age once.
Be patient. I do everything for a reason, but I don't know enough words yet to give you an explanation.
Let me do it. I know you can do it faster and better, but sometimes experience is the best
teacher.
Don't try to reason with me when I'm having a tantrum. Trust me--I can't hear you over my own screaming anyways.
Don't keep asking me if I've been good. I'm not even sure what that means, but if I was bad I 'd never admit it!
Set Limits. I can't actually eat a whole box of cookies--I just want to see if I'd get away with it!
1 comment:
Ha! So true. All of them. I was just reading in Women's Day how this toddler was screaming and crying in the store and the mom was getting flustered and impatient. She had the person behind her poke her on the shoulder and say, "You know, one day you will look back and think how you miss these days. They grow up too fast."
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