1. Toilet water is fun to play with.
2. It's possible to eat nothing but fruit for an entire week.
3. The value of something increases exponentially when a brother has it.
4. Tantrum memory lasts 5 seconds. I'll be over it long before you recover.
5. You'll do everything you said you'd never do.
6. I don't care. You're a superhero in my eyes.
7. You will love me more than you thought possible.
Lessons from Jacob:
1. Toilet water is fun to play with.
2. A blueberry fits perfectly in a toddler nostril.
3. Bathroom drawers may be used as a step ladder.
4. Things with wheels are awesome.
5. Private parts are even MORE awesome.
6. You can hold me while making a PB&J for my sister. Superhero status confirmed.
7. You will love me more than you thought possible.
The biggest surprise lesson has been in the area of character education. I thought I would always be the teacher, of course. We saw a woman crossing the street the other day with a baby in a stroller and (gasp!) a toddler sitting astride the attached overhead shade. He held on for dear life while she pushed the wobbly contraption across the busy street.
Em: "That is a cool stroller!"
Mommy on her high Mommy horse: "Well... That's not how it was made to be used. The little boy up top isn't buckled in. He could fall and get hurt. That's not a seat and it's not safe for them to use it like that. Especially crossing a street!"
Em: "I guess they don't have a stroller with two seats."
(Gulp) She's absolutely right. The young mother is doing the best she can with what she has. I can't believe my 4 year old knows this and I was readily passing judgment. I told Emily she was right and that I had forgotten that people generally do the best they can. What a great reminder. My other little teacher had a lesson for me that day as well: Smashing bananas into your hair can be used to signal a meal is over. All this time I've been doing it wrong!
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