I came across this pin on Pinterest, it looks like it’s a scanned in page from a magazine ‘Parents’ from Sept 2008. I did like the ‘memo’ and so thought I’d use the words for my post today.
“You have a lot of lessons to teach your little one, but she has a few words of wisdom for you too.”
1.) Stop freaking out about the mess. There’s always time to clean, but how often to we get to make mud pies?
(Image from Rhythm of the Home)
2.) Love me, even when I’m naughty. I’ll only be this age once.
(Photo from Under the Sycamore)
3.) Be patient, I do everything for a reason, but I don’t know enough words yet to give you an explanation.
(Photo from Under the Sycamore)
4.) Let me do it. I know you can do it faster and better, but sometimes experience is the best teacher.
5.) Don’t expect too much of me. I want to do all that you ask and make you happy, but I’m still little.
6.) Keep your promises. It’s all about trust. When I’m a teenager, you’ll understand why it’s so important.
7.) Don’t try to reason with me when I’m having a tantrum. Trust me – I can’t hear you over my own screaming.
8.) Don’t let me think that you’re perfect. I’ll feel a lot better knowing I’m not the only one making mistakes sometimes.
(Image from Flickr)
9) Set limits, I can’t actually eat a whole box of cookies – I just want to see if I’d get away with it.
Some of these ideas were for the parents revealing the gender to their familes, and some where revealing the gender to the parents themselves. ie – get your doctor to write down the sex of the baby and put it in an envelope, not to be peaked at and handed over to the party organizer!
