I am sure that we all have oodles of funny mom stories. In fact, weekly breakfasts with my mommy friends is often my favourite time of the week as we get to share our stories with each other. My favourite mommy story to tell is about my two year old daughter Kristin and I thought that I would share it with you.
After a long day with my daughter, I was beginning to prepare dinner for the family. My husband would be home in a few hours and I wanted to have something special planned. My daughter was watching me cook which was always one of my favourite times of the day. She was generally very good at keeping herself busy and loved to participate in many activities. She loved to color, to play with her toys and sometimes she just enjoyed watching me cook dinner. It was cute to listen to her speak as she was in that exploratory phase. She wanted to know what everything was and when she found out, she would practice saying the words.
After about an hour or so, my husband walked through the door, he said hello and was ready to sit down to eat. Just as we were about to start eating, Kristin began to throw a fit. While I was used to it every now and again, I was frustrated that she had to pick then to throw a big one. In an attempt to enjoy dinner with my husband, I sent her out of the room. I told her not to step foot in the kitchen until we had completed our dinner.
Our kitchen was adjacent to our dining room and because there were two different floorings between the two rooms, there was a distinct line in between the carpet and the tile. To continue with her defiant streak, Kristin stood along the line and stuck her big toe across it while staring at us both directly in the face and not saying a word. After all, she was not stepping a foot into the kitchen, just her big toe. It was then that I knew I was going to have a nightmarish teenage phase with this one!
Enjoy your children’s stories and be sure to write down your favourites. Not only will your family and friends get a kick out of them, but your children will enjoy listening to them later in life. And, don’t forget that they can be the best stories to tell your future daughter or son in law’s!!