This week has been the school holidays and without all the hustle and bustle of daily life I have been able to take in just how grown up my children are getting, like really grown up, I mean my son has a moustache AND a beard... when did that happen?
At the beginning of the week I started to feel ill (typical) and my kids were so understanding , they didn't expect anything of me instead they would ask if I needed anything and happily get on with chores around the house (I have taught them well)
Its really lovely that they are growing and becoming independent but there are certain things I miss about them being small, as well as seeing all the milestones and having lots of cuddles the thing I think I miss the most is being the cleverest person in the world!
You know when kids go through that 'but why?' stage and they just want to know everything about the world, well I always had an answer... Okay sometimes it was a made up answer but to them I knew everything!
I remember a girl in primary school asking my daughter if she knew the words to a certain song and she proudly replied "I don't know the words but my mum does, because she knows the words to every song in the world!" It's true, any song that came on the radio or TV, I just had to sing along to it and I still do now. I love music from all eras and genres so she got it into her head that I knew every song and who was I to burst her bubble?
Now sadly times have changed, I find myself asking my children how to spell certain words and random facts, well my son knows them all, he's like a walking encyclopedia.
I am know in awe of them, how clever, polite, funny and beautiful they have become... but then I suppose I did teach them everything they know!
For your information the word crescive comes from 1560-70 Latin word cresc meaning; increasing or growing.
This post is linked up to #wotw over at The Reading residence.
Its like every time I read your #wotw entry I learn new word =)
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DeleteWell you learn something new everyday! I had no idea what crescive meant....Thanks for sharing x
ReplyDeleteIt's a strange word, not sure I would actually use it in everyday language but its nice to learn something new!
DeleteHow fab, I had no idea what that meant, love learning a new word! #WotW
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised by how many words there are that I have never heard of, it's a lesson for me every week!
DeleteA new word for me! Not heard of that one before, thank you. And a lovely post and tribute to your kids, who of course, learned everything from you ;-) Thanks for sharing with #WotW
ReplyDeleteThank you for introducing us to word of the week, its a great excuse for me to check out new words every week, and it was nice to talk positively about my kids as opposed to complaining about them! (which I usually am)
DeleteLovely post. You are blessed to have such lovely children. Mine are all still young, and part of me never wants them to grow up. X
ReplyDeleteThank you, the growing up happens way too fast!
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