Kids are terrific for showing you your shortcomings. They watch everything you do and mimic it whether you want them to or not.

My husband learned a bit about himself the other day. He was trying to clip Buddy’s toe nails but Buddy just couldn’t keep still. My husband said, “Stop squirming or I’ll clip your toe off!” Buddy asked, “Will it hurt like hell?”

Sadly, I’ve had to learn the hard way too. One time when Sugar was in kindergarten her teacher pulled me aside and said with a grin, “I hear that you say the ‘S’ word a lot.” I laughed and said, “I’m afraid I do, but do you know what the ‘S’ word is?” She said she had a pretty good guess but I told her that she would be guessing wrong. The “S” word to Sugar was, and still is, another word for “dumb.” For those of you still wondering, I can’t say it without getting in trouble so I’ll spell it, S-T-U-P-I-D. Of course her teacher laughed at the explanation but I had been ratted out by my own child! I can’t complain though, sometimes I do have a potty mouth and she could have told on me for some other word.

My husband and I are learning and I’m sure we’ll make mistakes but you can rest assured, the kids will be sure to remind us of what we’re doing wrong.