This post is a part of link-up with Lisa Jo Baker (lisajobaker.com) Here’s what she says about it:…on Fridays a group of people who love to throw caution to the wind and just write without worrying if it’s just right gather to share what five minutes buys them. Just five minutes.
This week’s prompt was the word “Here” and away we go…
My daughter loves to play tiger…or snow leopards or lions or meer cats.
My son loves to play with Legos and create new intricate vehicles.
My other son loves to draw complicated battle scenes.
They all love to tell me about these things in great detail.
I mean exhausting detail.
Mind numbing detail.
It is hard to listen.
It is hard to want to play meer cats again.
But that is a value I’ve tried to cultivate since having kids, to be here, in this present moment together and actively participating in the moment rather than just nodding and saying absent “Uh-huhs” while not really paying attention.There are times when I’m better at it than others.
There are times when I have to tell my kids that I’m taking a break from listening.
They understand my need to turn off my ears for a while.
They also understand that when they speak I listen. I’m all here.
my kiddos love to play similar games – they add horses and princess in there as well. 🙂
hoping you enjoy the here but also enjoy some much needed space.
That’s great. I always found the imagining games harder than the building and drawing.
Nice post.
Thank you for stopping by!
LOVE this…I love how you say it’s hard to play meercats…again. hah! I know ALL about that…very detailed games that our hearts aren’t into cause we’re not four years old anymore…it’s a good discipline to live in the moment with out children!!
Thank you. It’s also challenging to play games that my children claim I play WRONG. I mean, how can you play meercats in the wrong way, I ask you?! But it is good to live in the moment and it feeds their little souls so much. Glad you could relate. 🙂
Good, good post.