Some background:
Like most parents, I try to go easy on my kids. I don't try too hard to stay hidden in hide and seek.
Monday, June 18, 2012
Realization
I just had a disturbing realization.
Some background:
Like most parents, I try to go easy on my kids. I don't try too hard to stay hidden in hide and seek.
I pretend that their hiding places are terribly clever.
And I let them win races.
Also like many parents, I try to stimulate their curiosity by encouraging them to answer their own questions, instead of just sharing my knowledge.
So what was my realization? That in 10 years, my kids are going to think I'm the biggest moron who ever walked the face of the planet - and it will be entirely my own fault.
Some background:
Like most parents, I try to go easy on my kids. I don't try too hard to stay hidden in hide and seek.
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In ten years, you won't be able to find them when they want to hide from you, you won't be able to keep up with them in a race, and you really won't be able to answer their questions (and will be very scared of the answers they provide on their own). You'll need to find other ways to convince them of your "hard-earned wisdom"!
ReplyDeleteDon't worry, Ali. The older they'll get the smarter you'll become to them. Just wait and see!
ReplyDeleteOr as Mark Twain put it: “When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years."
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