Learning Lessons

It doesn’t matter that I have been doing the job of “Mommy” for 18 years, there are still lessons to learn. Sometimes, I’ll realize that it’s a lesson that I forgot and am revisiting and sometimes it’s all new. Today I revisited a lesson forgotten. Gabi wanted to play with playdough. I always cringe when she asks for this because it ALWAYS ends in a mess. Well, today I thought, “why do I get stressed about playdough?” I realized that it’s because there’s always the mixing of the colors and the bits all on the floor. The poor kids end up stressed out about the color mixing and that mom is yelling about the mess. So, I thought, “Why do I give her so many choices?” The thought process brought me to the conclusion that too many choices are stressful for both of us and that she would be just as happy playing with a little bit that won’t get all over the floor and that if I gave her 2 colors that were similar the mixing part wouldn’t matter so much. As you can see from the pics, it worked!

Voila! Today’s lesson; Don’t give your kids too many choices. They really just want to play and have fun.
Have a great day!~