- Make some hot chocolate. Nothing fancy for the kid invited to your party. Maybe something fancy for you. I made myself a pumpkin flavored hot chocolate. Now, that is fancy.
- Let the child pick out a mug and maybe even a straw.
- Listen to your other child try to crash the party and say “mah mah mah mah” incessantly in an effort to take over other child’s hot chocolate. Use distraction when neccessary.
- Tell the child he has to sit with you and talk about things he likes, loves, or appreciates about the people in our family.
- Let go of all expectations of having some significant mother-son moment since the aforementioned instruction results in giggles, sillyness, and saying things like he likes his brother’s toys but his brother is mean and doesn’t let him in his room and he likes Disney World and Mickey Mouse and watching shows….and he just wants to drink his hot chocolate without having to talk to me.
(sigh)
You’re a good mommy! :) Could the two of them be any more adorable?
this is just the sweetest… i enjoyed stopping by your blog today!
Ha ha! That is precious!
So funny! Sweet boy! Sounds like typical Drew! Maybe he’ll outgrow that and someday you can really talk about important stuff. Or maybe you can decode the important stuff out of the goofiness. You have a degree in counseling, right?
Kelly,
I want to come live at your house!! You are such a wonderful mother! It was so great seeing you on Saturday! I loved that Ashlyn and Lydia were wearing the same outfit! They were so cute together!
Tricia