Affirming Poop
It's another glorious day at 5:45 in the a.m. I can hear one of my
three year old twins declaring they've done a poop in the potty. Better
go affirm them. With one eye open I tell her, 'well done' and wipe
her butt.
Not long after the other twin poops and declares that looks like a duck. Am I actually going to have to look at this?! Yes. I must check out everyone's poop and affirm it. It's in the job description. And you know what....it does look like a duck. We say goodbye as we flush that duck down the toilet. From now on she will check the toilet for ducks.
I've flushed; snakes, clouds, goldfish, ducks and every shape under the sun....and affirmed everything their little butts have created.
Why? Because it's our jobs as mom to affirm our kids. It' doesn't matter what it is. When they are little, their creations are simple. Maybe even gross. But telling them how wonderful you think that 'duck' is, is spoon feeding them the confidence they will need in the real world.
A world that they will live in sooner that you would like.
A world that will not be afraid to tell it like it is.
A world that will say:
This is shit.
Not long after the other twin poops and declares that looks like a duck. Am I actually going to have to look at this?! Yes. I must check out everyone's poop and affirm it. It's in the job description. And you know what....it does look like a duck. We say goodbye as we flush that duck down the toilet. From now on she will check the toilet for ducks.
I've flushed; snakes, clouds, goldfish, ducks and every shape under the sun....and affirmed everything their little butts have created.
Why? Because it's our jobs as mom to affirm our kids. It' doesn't matter what it is. When they are little, their creations are simple. Maybe even gross. But telling them how wonderful you think that 'duck' is, is spoon feeding them the confidence they will need in the real world.
A world that they will live in sooner that you would like.
A world that will not be afraid to tell it like it is.
A world that will say:
This is shit.
If: Affirmation=Love and Love=Acceptance and Acceptance=Confidence
Then: One must affirm shit
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