Ten Things I’ve Learned From My Child
I saw this idea at Outnumbered Two to One, and decided to give it a try. Thank you Absolutely Bananas for the writing prompt!
1. Black Sharpie marker takes about 2 days to fade from front teeth.
2. You may get to a point in life where you believe it is socially acceptable for a 4-year-old to drink syrup packs in restaurants.
3. It is possible for two 7-year-olds to dig down to the water table in South Georgia. If they do so, they will cover themselves with mud right before a sister’s recital.
4. Two small boys can catch a rather large catfish with Slim Jim meat sticks and a Barbie fishing pole.
5. A Shop-Vac is a great thing to use for cleaning a van! It will, however, suck up thin paperback library books.
6. It is extremely unfortunate to get in a situation that renders you covered with hundreds of seed ticks. If this does happen, the only way to get rid of the ticks is soaking in dog shampoo.
7. Young boys believe it is great fun to soak in dog shampoo, as well as to smell like a recently-bathed German Shepherd. This shampoo will, however, strip the color out of a 40-year-old mother’s hair.
8. When your retired neighbors grow weary of watching this all day, they may decide to build a 10-foot privacy fence!
9. An 8-year-old boy will learn an average of 3 “swear words” per Summer camp experience.
10. Just when you believe there is no way you could possibly love your children more,
you find this new wellspring of love for them. And then you remember that God loves them more than you do. And you find a new wellspring of love for Him.
Feel better.
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