Parenting..Somedays are a success and somedays…well…

(a post I wrote a few weeks ago but for some reason didn’t get published)

I have to admit I love the moments when it seems something I am doing as a mother is sinking in and having a positive impact. One of those days happened recently when Abby opened up a book and began to “read” it. This is how the story went, “And it came to pass in the temple of our God I have a family here on earth.” It made those of us within earshot giggle and made my heart swell with happiness.

Perhaps it bordered on pride because it was not long after that I was toppled from my little pedestal. Ethan and I were working on his scouts and completing the character connection for Respect. We were discussing why others might be disrespectful to things we value. When he didn’t quite understand, I tried to use the example of the value of hard work. Our conversation steered in the direction of how others scoff at our choice to not have a maid or nanny here where labor is so cheap. Ethan ingenuously replied, “Well yeah. We’ve got Kennedy!”

{Splat!}