Story Time

Things I get to say as a parent

As a parent, you have the unique opportunity to guide a young person through life into adulthood.  Teaching them along the way the things they should or should not do. We get to say things like, “don’t eat off the floor”  and “ go brush your teeth.” These are of the norm.  

But, sometimes you get to form and speak sentences that you just have to stop and giggle over.  

 Like, here are some of the things I have said in the last week:

 

Please, do not lick the baby.”

 

“Good job putting on your shoes, but you need two of the same shoe.”

 

“Yes, you have to wear pants to school.”  

 

“You have to take off the dirty underwear before you put on the clean ones.”

 

But, so far this week my favorite happen tonight.  

 

“Hey. HEY! Yes you! Turn that off.  No leaf blowers in the house.”

 

I wish I was making some of this up.

Story Time

Meet the Mitchells

 This is us.

I’m really proud of this picture for a few reasons.    First is I love all these people with my whole heart. Second, the amount of work it took have this picture taken was intense.

Let me introduce you to the kids first,

 

“The General”

     His name is such because he shares it with two great Generals in American History, AND because he believes he overseas everything about here.     I often remind him that he is still a child  and does not have the authority to command and issue discipline to his younger siblings.  (He is not convinced)  His sweet and tender disposition is often over shadowed by his ability to be “all boy”   He is fast, loud, active and fearless.   (to the point that when he yell’s “hey Mom watch this!”  I can feel another hair of mine go grey)

“Edison”

Named because he wants to know how everything works, everything. He asked me questions like “how does a coal factory make power?”  and “why is dinner taking so long to cook” and everything in-between.     He is my quietest child, content to play alone, but happy to play with others.   He is blissfully unaware of social norms, always hungry and can never find his shoes.

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