Compassionate

Yesterday I asked Avery to go and pick out 2 books to read to me. Avery quickly said, "I want to read with Daddy!"

"That's fine", I said, "just go pick out 2 books then."

After Ryan took Avery into the other room to read, Madisen came up to me and quietly said, "Mom, did it hurt your feelings that Avery didn't want to read with you?"

I said, "Ah, no Madisen. It's OK. I know she likes to read with other people sometimes too. I am OK. Thanks for asking. You are always so good at noticing when people might have their feelings hurt. That is such a good quality to have."

Disappointment in Full

We decorated the tree last night and and set up everything for Christmas in our house. The next morning I watched as Emily was coming down the stairs super excited yelling, "Santa came, Santa came!"

I had to be the bad guy and tell her that Santa wasn't coming for several weeks, 25 days away! I had to explain to her that we decorated for the Christmas, but that Santa wasn't coming for a few weeks.

The look on her face was pure sadness. She was so disappointed and also embarrassed that she hit her forehead with the palm of her hand and cried. It was the saddest thing ever! Poor Emily. She was crushed.