Once again Tabor is getting an education in life. I guess it means we are still alive if we can still learn.
I have recently (re) learned the following:
1) When you receive a call from one of those little people that starts with "I go poo poo in potty." you still react with the same manic enthusiasm you did when you had little tykes of your own. Obsession with pee pee and poo poo goes on and on from generation to generation.
2) Potty training means a child may wake up in the middle of the night several times screaming that he needs to go to the potty.
3) Watching a child bounce off the walls due to too much Valentine's Day chocolate and candy is almost as frightening as a Stephen King movie scene.
4) The reason they are called the Terrible Twos is because the child can be really, really, really terrible---behavior that one expects in an insane asylum comes to mind.
5) It is definitely time for mom to feed the toothless one when the toothless one starts grabbing food off of my plate and then commences screaming when I pull the plate away and lick her hands that are full of my mashed sweet potatoes.
6) At day care little girls are little girls---hugging and hanging on to X-man and little boys are little boys--- running around the room casting glances as they try to impress the visiting grandma.
7) Being around small children brings to mind the same question I ask about Presidential candidates...Why would anyone in their right mind volunteer for this!
8) The answer to #7 is that you are in love with the idea, the process and the result.
But what do presidential candidates know about poo-poo? Probably hired it out.
ReplyDeleteHoss, they fling it all day everyday!
ReplyDeleteTabor, you are special to be around the children everyday and still love doing it.
i loveeeeee the photo....thanks for sharing. :)
ReplyDeletei love #4 - so true.
i agree with kenju - you have the patience of a true heroine! at some point things lose their humor and interest for me, and i am ready to reclaim my space, ALONE!
haha I love numbers three and four, and know just how true this is. I teach two year olds and have these thoughts on a daily basis. Number eight is incredibly touching and incredibly true. I love this list from beginning to end!
ReplyDeleteYou hit eight nails right on the head, and expressed so wonderfully.
ReplyDeleteThis photo is beautiful! I love getting to see "the whole Tabor" after all this time. If you've revealed yourself in other photos before this one, I missed the boat. Sorry!
ReplyDelete(and you're right about the kiddies getting potty trained. I experienced the same joy with friends grandchildren as I did with my daughter)