So, on the way home from school yesterday I was asking the kids about their day and what they did. Kaden piped up and was telling me how they talked about what their parents did. So I asked him what he said. He began to inform me of what other people said that their parents did and then proceeded to say that "I told my class that daddy is a pastor and my mommy does nothing!" I began to laugh as from the eyes of a kid, I do not have a "job" outside the house. We talked about it at dinner with daddy and we all had a good laugh. Doug then begin to build my confidence as he started asking Kaden, "who got up and got you ready? Who made your lunch? Who watches Carsten while you are at school? Who gets kids church, the nursery and 3-5's class ready for Sunday?, etc.". I was feeling pretty good after that.
I love the innocence of a child, most of the time! So brutally honest!
Kylea came home on Monday after team swimming and was pretty sad. I guess they had try outs for the teams for the swimming gala on the 20th of February. She got in the car very sad and kind of teary and began to tell me that only she and one other boy out of all of the second graders did not make it. Than she began to cry as she said that they informed them infront of everyone. My heart broke. Dealing with rejection once again, but through my little girl. I wanted to fight, but knew this was a great teaching moment for her.
I struggled to believe her at first because while in the states she was in swim lessons and at age 7 was one of the younger kids at a higher level, swimming with the 10+ year olds. I have to recognize though that swimming is huge here and she is at the top school and most competitive! So we set some goals to work at. Doug and I also talked to her about finding sports and activities you love and going for it. She does love swimming and was excited to see her get in the pool yesterday and doing a little work out of her own, trying to better herself, go kylea go!
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