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laman@ncr-sd.UUCP (Mike Laman) (09/27/85)

I was reminded of a little thing Stephanie, our oldest child (~2 3/4),
did last night that, I thought some other parents might appreciate and enjoy
some.

Last night was one of those nights where the evening routine was anything
but routine.  During the third time of putting Stephanie into bed,
I gave her yet another smallish amount of milk, but in a large (big person's
type) glass.  The other times had been with her smaller glasses.  Then I was
getting pretty annoyed and almost out of patience, when after a couple
swallows, she offered me the glass, because she felt we were sharing
the "big person's glass".  Those kids sure hit you the hardest when you're in an
increasingly bad mood.  That was a real boost of morale.  I wonder how many
other cute things I have missed being to grumpy to notice them.  Sigh.

Feel free to share any other happy experiences you have had with
your kids.  We all need reminders from time to time about just how special
kids are.

		Mike Laman
		UUCP: {ucbvax,philabs,sdcsla}!sdcsvax!ncr-sd!laman

cb@hlwpc.UUCP (Carl Blesch) (10/04/85)

> Feel free to share any other happy experiences you have had with
> your kids.  We all need reminders from time to time about just how special
> kids are.
> 
> 		Mike Laman

Okay, you asked for it!  I recently took my four-year-old son on a
weeklong trip out-of-town, and all the while, he talked about how
glad he was to be away from his "baby bad" (that's his one-year-old
sister who steals his toys, demands and gets all of mom's and dad's
attention, gets all the "isn't she cute" compliments, etc.).  But the
moment we arrived back home, you should have seen him.
He spent a good five minutes in the train station hugging and kissing
his "baby bad"!  It's nice to see that brotherly/sisterly love is deeper
than sibling rivalry!

Carl Blesch