Wait for It

Have you ever felt like the explanations your children give you during the nightly show-and-tell are too long? Have you ever found yourself walking onto other things while your children continue telling them about your day? I've been doing this blog for over 100 days now, and I just realized that I do that to my kids. My wife helped them make snowman-shaped loaves of bread today.  When I got home, my son showed me and began explaining every raisin on its face and tummy. Needless to say, I was tired because I'd worked late, and it was time to get the kids to bed. So, as he was describing his snowman to me I was slowly inching further into the house to do other things. When it finally hit me, I stopped to listen until the very end. He was so proud of it and anxious to explain it to me. I hope that as I listened he could tell that I was proud and excited too. This happens often now, as he is four and into asking lots of questions and providing in-depth explanations. Even when reading to him at night, I have to resist the temptation to rush now that it takes much longer due to answering so many questions. But I can see why people call children at this age sponges. They have an insatiable curiosity and a boundless imagination. Its really a lot of fun as long as I am willing to wait a few more minutes to get to my agenda.