My wife was still asleep. Snow didn’t zap her and my toddler’s day off from school today. My older boys, however, weren’t so lucky and were sitting at the breakfast bar, groggily eating their breakfast.
My oldest son was in a grumpy mood — and not just because it was half-past the crack of dawn.
“What’s the matter with you?”
“Don’t want to go to school,” he grumbled. OK, I bit.
“Why?”
He told me. One little thing at school. One remark from one teacher had him not wanting to go to school. He was focusing on one thing and would miss all the great moments that today will bring.
I sighed.
I looked at my handsome 10-year-old son and realized he was a clone of me. When I was his age and now. How? He was allowing one thing to ruin his day. I rubbed my chin and said the only thing I could say to him.
“Today will happen with or without us. We might as well make the most of it.”
He looked at me like I was from Mars like he normally does and continued to eat his breakfast. I smiled and wrote down the quote on Facebook and Twitter as my first Tweet of the day. With tea in hand I reread the quote and thought it was great advice. And that I should follow it, too.
I think this may work on my five year old. She is so sensitive to other’s comments and really lets the little things eat at her. Thank you for some insight…
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