Just wanted to share this parenting moment. Most days feel like a blur in our household, but I’m glad I took time today to stop and really listen to what my son was trying to say.A few weeks ago, I noticed my two boys are growing so fast, so every time I’ll hug them I can’t stop myself from exclaiming, “aw, I wish you’re still small!” My three-year old noticed this and so he randomly asked me one night, “Mama, why did you say last time that you want B (1 year old brother) to be small?” I just laughed at his question and said, “cause B was so cute when he was little.” “But B is big already.” I didn’t understand what his whole point was, so I just shrugged it off and said, “yeah, I know”.He would ask the same question again a few more times this week, sometimes changing the question to: “why do you want ME small? I would reiterate that I love his small feet and hands and then he’d exclaim again, “But I’m big!”Today, while we were cuddling in bed, he asked the question again, and that’s when it hit me that what he actually wanted was some reassurance from me. So I said, “I love you when you were small and I love you now that you’re big too” And he gave me such a satisfying smile, it melted my heart. via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/2MJ3qaH
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