Thursday, January 27, 2011

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It was chilly enough for a hat & cloudy enough for a quick picture this morning bf we left for school. This guy is my oldest. I love him dearly. He makes me crazy but really he is so great. He is your typical, not so typical 5 (almost 6) yr old. I expect a lot from him. I'm hard on him, I know I am. But I love him dearly so I make a point to tell him often how great he is & what a big help he is around the house. The other day he was getting a stern talking to the whole way to school. I was so frustrated w his attitude & wanted to make sure he knew it. Once we got to school I said to him, I love you. He waited. But? he said. There were lots of things I could have added in to really drive my point home but instead I said, That's it. No buts. I just love you, period. I have to remind myself he's only a little boy & little boys act like little boys. Man, there are days I just don't know what to do w him. More often there are days I don't know what I'd do without him.
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10 comments:

  1. KatherineJanuary 27, 2011 at 4:15 AM

    Love the story, love the picture :) What a sweet 'little' guy :)

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  2. MelissaJanuary 27, 2011 at 8:31 AM

    Great story to go with a beautiful picture!

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  3. TammyJanuary 27, 2011 at 8:46 AM

    Beautiful picture - beautiful story.

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  4. MistyJanuary 27, 2011 at 8:55 AM

    Aaw! What a sweet face. There's just no way that that innocent little boy could get into trouble. *grins* Nice capture.

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  5. KarinJanuary 27, 2011 at 12:50 PM

    His eyes are just beautiful!

    I often feel the same with my little guy. I need to remind myself that he's just a little boy, and I often expect too much from him at his age.

    It was great of you to resist the urge to add more on to the "I love you".

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  6. ChelseaJanuary 27, 2011 at 2:17 PM

    How sweet of a story! I just love it and this great shot of him too!

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  7. BransonJanuary 27, 2011 at 5:07 PM

    Fantastic portrait!

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  8. CarlynnJanuary 27, 2011 at 7:50 PM

    What a nice reminder for all of us moms to say I love you and that's it. He is a handsome little guy.

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  9. KristinJanuary 27, 2011 at 9:46 PM

    Great photo and wonderful story. Thank you for sharing that and reminding us that sometimes it's what we don't say that means the most!

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  10. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2011 at 2:08 PM

    gosh I must not have seen recent pictures of him lately, because here he looks SOOOO grown up! Tell them to stop!

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