Yesterday one of our daughters popped the big question. During dinner she asked how babies are made. Larry almost spit his food out. I left him to answer that one on his own.
When your kids are babies and toddlers you think that this has got to get easier. And physically it is not as demanding. They can dress themselves and tie their shoes (well, two out of the three) and even make their own lunch. But the mental part gets harder. Your consistency has to be seen in your daily living, not just in your discipline. They watch how you respond, what you say and what you do .You weigh your answers carefully because they remember exactly what you say and how you said it. Your attitude rubs off on them. It is very humbling to watch your daughter yell at her sister just like you did to her an hour ago.
I hear it doesn't get any better. We will have three teenage girls in our house in about 6 years. Mindblowing!
P.S. Right now my husband is watching Ghostbusters. We ran across it on TV and he wouldn't let me change it. There's something strange happening here! Who ya gonna call?
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So what was his answer?!
He told it it takes a mommy and a daddy and she left it at that. Whew!
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