I don't necessarily sit down with him and a 20 page questionnaire detailing my metrics on a 5 pt scale with a review of my progression towards my yearly goals.
Hardly.
But I ask random questions now and then, just in our everyday conversation.
Today, I chose to ask:
"Michael, does Mommy yell at you a lot?"
Because frankly - I always feel like I yell at some point in the day. It's not often, but it happens.
"No Mommy, you do not yell a lot. And I am happy."
Awww....but then he continues:
"And even when you do yell, I am still happy. Because I love you."
So when Brian walked in the door at 9pm after his little league coaching meeting and said, "Hey - Michael - who let you stay up so late?",
I just kind of sheepishly move my monopoly pieces along as if I'm not the parent that just got played by my 5 year old. Happily played at that! :)
Slowly but surely, more neighborhood kids of all ages have started playing with us. It's not everyday and it is just starting, but it is enough to make me excited!
Michael ran into the house and said: "Mom! We need snacks!"
So I raided most of what I had and set out a bowl of goldfish, pretzels, and dark chocolate petit ecolier and I hear,
"AWESOME!!! THANK YOU!"
"THIS IS AMAZING! You are the best Mrs. B!"
"Thank you MOMMY!"
"I LOVE goldfish!"
I don't even want to think about what I would have heard had I set out my pre-cut cauliflower that I have on hand for a healthy snack.
But yea! So happy for my little guy who had a wonderful idea! So happy for him to have some people to run around and play with him. So happy for the warmer weather where we can significantly reduce the screen time.
Next question for Michael, which should garner a much less favorable response: "Does Mommy say NO a lot?"
Uhhh.....
2 comments:
I CANNOT wait until Austin has little buddies that he brings over and I get to feed! I really want to be the hang out house. And for the record, I feel like I yell way too much. It's like Austin is incapable of registering regular tone of voice at times. Maybe it's a boy thing?
I think it's more of the volume at which you mean what you say. If you don't mean it until you're yelling, then he knows that he doesn't have to do anything until that point.
For Michael, he knows if I'm yelling - he's in deep trouble. Not just kind of trouble. BUT SERIOUS trouble. In fact, if I just say, "Does Mean Mommy need to come out?" Or "I'm THIS close to using my mean voice. Do you want it to get to that point?" Michael will do what I asked him to do. some of the time.
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