I've found that as much as I repeat certain things I would love for the kids to learn that they really just pick and choose. I've sung countless nursery rhymes in the past five weeks but what the twins say most is "oh my!" I do say this often, but it is not something I have directly nor intentionally taught them.
This can go both ways. I know it's super premature to be thinking about parenting, but I can't helP but observe and make mental notes while having the experience ofliving with another family. So what I kePt thnking today was how many hints parents teach their children unintentionally. This goes many ways: you can unintentionally teach a child how o be deceitful, but you can also unintentionally teach them what love looks like. Or how to say "oh my!"
I guess what I'm getting at is that I think that's a big part of life. The way I live will unintentionally affect many people around me and that means I want it to be in a good Way.
If you can't tell, I have a lot of time to mull over my thoughts. I'm getting restless and am ready to travel with my dad. But God gives us perfect peace if we let him so that's what I'm going to shoot for.
Things* .....not "hints"
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