"Well, first you have kindergarten, then you have high school, then you go to college, meet your wife and then you have babies."
"And then you'll be a gramma...old, but all grown up."
In the perfect parental plan we have for our kids, they have a lot of work to do until their own child bearing years, and we have everything to do with it. So, today I am celebrating the small achievements my children have made, thanks to us, Chloe's dad, and all our extended families. It has taken a village, a whole lot of patience and eyerolling...but we have accomplished some major things!
1) Conrad says "ah dahn" when he is finished with his meal, instead of the tray slapping food fight we're used to dealing with when he wants out. 2) Chloe has great manners, as I was told twice by different people in the last week.
3) Caleb's hasn't gritted his teeth and screamed through them in 48 hours, instead he is using his words.
So, these are big deals! It means Conrad will know how to excuse himself on a date, Chloe will know how to be polite when meeting her future in laws, and Caleb won't be a wife beater and need court ordered anger management classes. Today's prayer: "Lord, I repeat, repeat, repeat things like 'use your words' and 'did you say thank you?' I go insane sometimes feeling like a pea brained parrot. My prayer is they will bring the communication skills, manners, and respect for others we're trying to instill into their adult life and future families, especially when when I'm all grown up and a gramma and need my buns wiped."
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