Blog — Lessons Learned from Parenthood

I find I learn alot about humanity and God by being a Mom. Aha moment #4782 (roughly): My 19 month old daughter Isla busted into the pantry and managed to nab one of her favourite snacks. I saw what she had done and decided she could have the snack, but when I tried to take it from her to open it on her behalf, she wouldn't let go. So there she was, holding on to a delicious snack that she couldn't enjoy, because she couldn't open it without my help. She was terrified to let it go, incase my plan...

As a mom of really young ones, everything is bite-sized. Pancakes cut into little bites. Grapes quartered. I don't tell my girls what we are doing next week or often even tomorrow because they can't tell time and just get confused. For awhile I marked festivals and other fun things down on a calendar, and my almost-4-year-old thought she could make them come quicker by crossing off a whole bunch of days all at once LOL. She'd try to rush the good stuff. If she heard about bad stuff like dentist appointments too far in advance, she'd live in a...