I heard something today that made so much sense that I just have to share it. Children's attention span is so short that it's often limited to the time that it takes to say three words. Think about it. As parents, our entire day is spent speaking in three word sentences.
Don't do that!
Don't touch that!
Don't eat that!
Stop hitting Kevin!
I said NO!
Hey! Hey! Hey!
Where are you?
Stop that NOW!
Stop kicking Sarah!
Listen to me!
Just do it!
Quit licking me!
Where's my phone?
Quit interrupting me!
Eat your food!
I mean it!
Some days feel very long because, if I'm home alone with the kids, every conversation is rapid-fire and doesn't make a lot of sense. Sometimes people ask me why we don't speak more Spanish at the house. I answer them by saying that, honestly, I don't have time. I don't have the time to translate things into Spanish, since everything that I say has to be done quickly and in three words or less.
That's my life.
It's pretty weird.
Loud and frantic.
All day long.
What's yours like?
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