This was one of those days in the Bennett House...Kids screaming, supper burning, one referee hand on left and one oven mitt on right. Husband working late so I decided its time for everyone to have some energy-removing music soothing fun! We decided to put on the Jason Aldean DVD and from the first drum roll........SILENCE! AHHH LOVELY SOUND! Those kids sat there for 35 mins which allowed me to finish supper, make plates, and set the table. I went to turn it off so we could eat and those 2 boys pitched the best inning of tantrums you could ever imagine! It took them 20 minutes to settle down enough to come eat supper. SO the parent that I am, I told all three to sit down in the living room and we had a game to play. We sat around in a circle and played the duck duck goose game. After about 15 mins of that it was time to tackle sissy and momma. Then I sent my daughter to go get in shower and boys got a bath. They wanted to watch some tv before bedtime. Would you believe these kids were watching the Waltons! This is the type of show all children should watch for a while to understand this world is more than "SELF" or "ME ME ME" ......The episode we watched was where the grand baby dies. Also this was shortly after my mom passed in July of 2010. My 3 yr old at the time came and sat in my lap and said, "Momma, why did Jesus take that baby away?" I told him, "Jesus loved him very much and I dont have an answer for why he took him." He said," Well, I know Mimi is in heaven you know why?" I said,"I think I know but why do you think that?" He said," She was in my dream last night and wanted me to tell u not to cry no more she was ok then she was GONE!" POOF!"....I still get goose bumps thinking about it but my point is children know far more than US PARENTS give credit. There has been many similar occurances in that sense but one I wish I could reverse for my daughter. December 2006, my dad had open heart surgery and we told her he was very very sick well she went up to the hospital the next day. Things were not good and he was hooked up on all the machines which is a visual I still have a hard time releasing much less my child so with that said she wasnt allowed due to her age but mainly by my hubby and I. When the news came by telephone that he was only held alive by the machines I didnt hesitate to let go. I listened as all the alarms were going off and then heard the doctor say ok time of death.....on our way home that night I had many calls to make and she was in the back. She listened from call to call in my words which I "thought" I was not saying too much. I heard her in a whisper. SHe said, " See Papa's heart wasn't working right and the doctor tried to fix by opening his chest and got his heart out but what he doctor tried to do didnt help and he died." Sadly enough she took the news very hard and even harder with my mom's death this past july. A child's mind is just like yours and mine but they just haven't had enough living to understand how to process it all. However, They cope and come up with unique answers. On a lighter note, Last night I was deleting text messages on my phone and Zack came up to sit with me while I was doing this. He looked at the phone with the trash can lid open and shut. He says," Momma why you throwing the people in the trash?! What did they do? Are they in trouble???!!" Next time you talk to your child or other children hold back that "baby talk" because these kids are very very intelligent and quick to catch on! LIVE LOVE LAUGH! Until next time!
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