These Children :)

To the mamas, dadas, teachers, nannies, grandparents, uncles, aunts, and just around caretakers and influencers. Do you ever just sit back and think how amazing it is to be raising children? There was a time in my life where I said I wouldn't have kids. I'm totally serious... I had decided kids maybe were not for me. But, life happened and I had 2 young kids come into my life, and later on came Brayden.

Children are the most influenced. It's a challenge to influence adults, you have to come with credentials most of the time for adults to really take advice from other adults. We as adults are stuck in our ways let's just face it. Now children they listen, learn, and watch. 

This morning Brayden didn't like the type of egg his dad made him. It was over medium, and Eddie wanted him to try something new. Let's just say he was not feeling it. I don't blame him, eggs are something that are easy to be picky with. I asked him if he wanted scrambled eggs, and he said yes. I asked him would you like to actually make it yourself, and he said YES! So I took a negative experience where he was upset over his egg into an experience he can learn from and become influenced in a better positive way. He loved making his eggs, and he felt proud, I felt proud, and even his dad joined the experience. 

It was such a little glimpse of time, and it just made me think.. These children that we are raising are so influenced and so fragile. It's up to us to make them the people we want them to be. I make so many mistakes as a parent. Brayden is a challenge every day. I want to be better for Brayden, Eddie, and Arielle. Influence them in ways that will help them in life. So maybe it's really the children that influence the adults?  Our childhood is a small part of our lives, and it's such a huge part at the same time. 

I've contemplated putting Brayden in Cub Scouts because of the commitment. When I looked at that calendar of events and the requirements of fundraising I almost fell over, along with another parent couple behind me... lol. It's a shocker looking at it. I'm going to do it. I might seriously feel sick thinking about it, but if having him in a program that he likes and a program that will teach and influence him in ways I might not be capable of, I'll take it. 

So to answer my question earlier. I really think that children influence us, just as much as we influence them. What an amazing trade off! 

Enjoy the rest of the weekend!