Sweet little AA climbed into the car today with her head hung low. I could tell something was bothering her by the way she was walking. When I asked her what was wrong, she whispered, "Nothing." I said, "Baby, I know something is wrong. Please tell me." She started crying. It was a different kind of cry. It almost made me cry. She was so...sad. I said, "Sweetheart, please tell momma what's wrong." Then between tears she said that her best friend was making her feel "not smart and bad about myself." Then she told me what her BF did and said. It really wasn't that bad, but it still hurt AA's feelings. Basically her BF makes better grades than AA and then she laughs at AA's grade. She also told AA that she had no business being in the "jump off" because she is NOT a good jump roper! (How dare she!) We talked about it and I tried to role play with her, but she thought that was weird. (it was.) Then I suggested a few "lines" that she might want to say to BF. I said, "Tell her not to talk to you if she can't say anything nice." You know what she said?? "I don't want to hurt her feelings."
M came home a little later and I told him about her day. He said, "Let's go on a walk." They walked and talked for a while. She seemed to be in much better spirits when they returned. A little while later she said, "You know what dad said? He said that sometimes we all need to have a little "KitKat" in us!" She was grinning from ear to ear. One thing is for sure, I don't have to worry too much about KitKat worrying about hurting someone's feelings! She can hold her own! The funny thing is...AA knew exactly what he meant when he said, "We all need to have a little KitKat in us." In other words, we need to stand up for ourselves and not let others -especially our friends!- insult us. I can't tell you the number of times KitKat has come home and said, "I told (Ashley) that I'm not gonna be her friend anymore because (blah, blah, blah)." I have the exact opposite problem with KitKat. I'm always trying to teach her what being a good friend means.
Oh the drama. What is it going to be like when I have four teenagers under one roof - and three of them are females?!?
Praying for God to give me the right words to say to my children. Praying for their little hearts.
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I'm a 40 year old stay-at-home mom with an awesome husband and our 4 children, ages 10,8, 7, and 6. My goal with this blog is to document our life as a family while at the same time reminding myself with each blogpost to see God's hand at work in our daily lives. God has blessed our family beyond measure and I have a bad habit of forgetting that, especially as I'm scraping dried toothpaste off my sink, the floor, my tweezers, and the handle of my brush while at he same time hearing my children yelling in the background, "Mommy, come wipe me!" , and "Mom, have you seen my other soccer cleat?!" and "Mom, he took my blankey and put it in the trash!" (you get the picture). So join us, if you dare, "where the green grass grows" as I attempt to document our life as a family and count our blessings...one day at a time.
A sweet gentle soul with a love for Jesus that is genuine and real. Her sweet gentle nature is tempered by a competitive spirit that never ceases to amaze me! Always aims to please and always does her very best. She loves Jesus, history, the United States, soccer, and Georgia football!
A naturally obedient, well-mannered, eager-to-please, little man. He loves Georgia football, spending time with his daddy, , playing on the lake, and aggravating his three sisters! His precious grin just makes my day!
A playful, fun, happy-go-lucky little girl who is full of giggles and grins. She loves being the baby of the family but can't wait to be a big sister (it'll never happen!). Her infectious laugh, sense of humor,and easy-going nature keep me thanking God for letting me end on a good note!
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Happy-go-lucky, giggling girl
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Helper extraordinaire, cupcake baker, easy to please, keeper of the messiest room
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2 comments:
AAA - you go girl! Tell it like KitKat would! :) And Tiff, I pray that I have your patience and self control when my kids come to me with something like that. I may have a little too much KitKat in me! Who knows what my kids will go back the next day saying!! LOL
AAA- I remember you always being a strong little girl. . your momma made cupcakes for your 3rd birthday, brought them AND you to school at AU. Well, unfortunately, you had a fever on your birthday and your momma wanted to make sure that the other children had your birthday cupcakes. She took you in her arms (pregnant with KitKat) and made sure that you were feelin' okay on your special day despite your tremendous aches and pains. You must take after your momma and KitKat must take after me. . .I feel responsible because I was the one that held her when she was only 3 days old! I am much more the "tell it like it is" and you are so very sweet because you are just like your wonderful momma! XOXOXO, Brittany
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