While we were in the car I realized SJ's headband was not clipped to her hair. She wears headbands to keep her cochlear implants on and if they aren't clipped it slides off pretty easily.
No I did not take a picture in the middle of the craziness, this is from another day.
Oh dear. Where is a barrette? Please tell me there is a barrette in this car! I shouted out loud. When I became a mom I stopped talking to myself and started sputtering words to my kids. It's the same thing really.
I did in fact find a barrette and we were on our way! I don't love driving 45 minutes to school everyday, but it gives me a chance to sit down and stay put, and the kids are forced to do the same, so that part is nice.
"Mom," Z said, "You have the best looking eyes."
Wow. I thought I didn't hear him right so I asked what he said, and he repeated himself. It's almost like he had read my thoughts, or my blog post from yesterday, about how women want to feel beautiful. I was reminded of the time he told me I smelled like a princess. My love language is words of affirmation and this boy knows how to speak my language. I told him Thank you and that it was a very sweet compliment that meant a lot to me. Then Z said "sometimes I have the best looking eyes, but today it was you." I was a little confused by what he meant, but I am glad he likes his eyes. He continued on "Because you were the one that found SJ's hair barrette! Good job, mom."
I think I could have laughed the rest of the way to school. I have the best LOOKING eyes, because my eyes are so good at looking and finding things. Of course.
I still take it as a compliment.
5 comments:
Haha that's really cute. Yikes, 45 minutes to school is long! Good down time though.
How observant of Z! (And you DO have the "best looking" eyes, too. :)
So funny!
My special nine year old was having a screaming meltdown in the car on the way home from school, and about halfway home he stops screaming in order to tell me that I was a good mom.
Then he resumed screaming.
We take what we can get, right?
:). That made me smile ... Especially since it is something Caleb would say as well ;). I agree with Elissa, I take what I can get compliment-wise ;)
Ha ha! It's still a compliment, even if he meant it a different way than you interpreted it at first! :) Too cute!
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