My favorite thing about you:
You need to figure things out for yourself.
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This project was all her. From what's inside to wrapping it, to writing out the tag, curling the ribbon - Her. She picked out the gift, the paper, the color of ribbon and the tag. She was bent on doing it herself. Was it perfect? Yes. Because I didn't have to do it, and because she succeeded in wrapping it. She asked for help when she needed it (sometimes wrapping presents takes more than two hands, especially almost six year old hands).
And before I get too into this, it was Christmas hat day at school - she wasn't just wearing that because she was wrapping presents, she seriously hasn't taken it off since she put it on at about 9:00 this morning.
Both of my kids have an inherent need to do things for themselves. Gee, I wonder where that comes from. Yeah, I'm sure lots of kids are like this, it's kind of a kid trait. It seems like mine have been like this from birth: happy to figure things out - legos, writing, getting dressed... Time permitting, I try my best to let them struggle through on their own, but dude, that's tough. I know they need to do it for themselves, but so help me, sometimes we need to make it out the door in the next four hours. But those times when I unleash holy patience on them and actually allow them to fight through on their own, the sense of their accomplishment is so rewarding (not just for them).
Having patience with my kids is something I need to practice. A lot. I'm crappy at it. Yes, I admitted it. My name is Meghan, and I lack patience with my children (you can go ahead and take away this week's mom of the year prize too). I wish things would happend when I want. I wish they would happen how I want. But you know what my father-in-law says about wishing?
"You can wish in one hand and {poop} in the other and see which one fills up."
-Glenn Roberson
And it's true. I can wish all day long that they would figure it out, but unless I give up my do/go now schedule(every once in a while, at least), grab some patience by the short hairs and hunker down, they'll never learn and I'll be doing it for them till the day they leave for college - and that's just fact. So a little bit of patience on my end now, truly can go a long way. And God willing, one day I'll never have to wrap anyone's presents but hers, because she can do it for me!
Want to check out some other super great Project 52 eye candy?
. Styleberry . Wicked Kate . Adventures in Mommyhood . Lucas & Mahina . Heather Marie Portraits . Something Insightful . Truly Dedicated Mommy
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