SPONGES

Here are my 2 little sponges Big Riley and his little mini me (they look exactly the same)

Yesterday all of us were down the back yard cracking open macadamia

nuts with a hammer. Each time I would go to bang one I would say

chop suey which of course is the secret code word to give you strength.

Well I got up to put the shells in the bin and I heard something
which made me think. CHOP SUEY bang CHOP SUEY bang.

Riley was copying me also the other day he got into the car and told me

to turn on the air con as it was hot as hell in here. The little devil has almost

completely copied by behavior if I walk funny he'll do it. All my sayings he's copied

if he was a friend I would think this a little odd but he's my son so it's not as stalkerish.

Well the real mother of all copying happened at playgroup on Thursday.

One of the little people pushed Riley down the slippery slide and as plain as

day through yelling and tears as riley slid down the slide he screamed out.

Oh F**king Hell and I thought well where the hell would he get that from I knew

he used to swear ages ago because this little boy would swear in Brisbane but

he hadn't done it for so long I also tried to pull him off the veranda and he told me

when everybody was around that he hated me. Everyone laughed and I wanted

to poke my finger in his eye but refrained of course.

When we got home I tripped up the stairs and said under my breathe of course oh

F**kin hell and then I was telling someone on the phone how I had hurt

my leg and I hated those front stairs. Well I don't remember ever swearing in

front of Riley but obviously it's slipped out. Why can't the little sponge regurgitate

all the good things I say like

Your the most beautiful boy in the world

How clever are you

These little beings are our legacy to leave behind when our earth mission

has finished so I want to leave a good one.

So I searched for easy ways to set a good example for your children

and found 3 easy one's which will make the world of difference.

1. Play with them This helps you bond more than anything else let your inner

child come out and laugh, giggle,tickle and say chop suey every time

your about to go in for the tickle. This creates wonderful memories

that last a lifetime for both yourself and your little one.

2. Be positive Show them that life is full of exciting adventures

and fascinating goodies. Let them know that they can accomplish

anything if they believe in themselves

3. Be kind to others Telling your child to treat people a certain

way does not hold as much weight as demonstrating it.

Show them to treat people the way they want to be treated and always be

the one to make people feel comfortable. I've been trying to teach Riley to

go up and say hello to people first and ask them to play. Riley is very shy

and feels uncomfortable without me around and I want him to think of others

first. Well it's paying off the other night we had a bon fire and Riley was

roasting marshmallows and giving them to each of us. At the end

of the night he turned around to Nanny and said "Did you enjoy yourself"

well I nearly died Nanny said yes and Riley replied hope you had a good night.

What a fantastic little fella apart from his gutter mouth and tantrums.

Keep glowing

Kym