I am a brilliant mother and am always using the most wonderful ways of teaching my children. (ha ha) Last night my children helped me to realize just how wonderfully my teachings sink in.
My kids are sometimes quite picky at what they will and will not eat at dinner. Well, last night was one such night. I had gotten quite frustrated with the situation so I decided to help them understand why they needed to eat different types of food. The lesson went something like this.
Mom-"Kids, let's think about a building. What would happen if you built a building all out of windows?"
Nicholas-"It would break."
Mom- "EXACTLY!! That's like our bodies. What would happen if we only ate one thing all the time?"
Nicholas-"Well, we don't eat windows, Mom."
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha My husband about lost it. And I just smiled at how once again my own wisdom had been exceeded.
I continued however, and tried to explain. It got a little better, but I still don't know if my kids quite understood. The remaining conversation went like this.
Mom-"What would happen if we only ate pizza?"
Natalie-"WE WOULD DIE!!!!"
Mom-"What would happen if we only ate apples?"
Natalie- "WE WOULD DIIIIIEEE!!!"
Everything I named was of catastrophic consequences! It was comical.
Another lesson well learned.
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