A note to myself

Let the children be children. Being children means

1. they will do things to annoy you
2. they will embarrass you in public like banging tables and shouting in restaurants
3. they will fight amongst each other
4. the girls will whine and cry
5. the boys will pinch and push
6. they won’t listen to you 90% of the time
7. they will argue with you
8. they don’t move when you ask them to do something
9. they watch TV all the time
10. they won’t brush their teeth when you tell them
11. they won’t go to bed when you tell them
12. they don’t eat what you serve
13. they will ask to eat what you don’t have or let them
14. they will dawdle when you are rushing
15. they will cry and shout loudly
16. they will demand toys you don’t want to buy
17. they will push you to the limit!

… but they will also

1. say “I love you” so very often
2. shower you with kisses, night and day,
3. call you mummy
4. massage your back when you said you are in pain
5. hug you 100 times a day
6. laugh at your jokes
7. talk to you when you have nobody to talk to
8. fight to sleep next to you every night
9. fight to sit next to you
10. touch your face and hair
11. sleep on your lap
12. praise ” you are so beautiful” to you
13. never forget your birthday, mother’s day, valentine day and give you wishes and cards
14. keep you company

So, give the children what they need which are love and patience.