Raising A Family

Last night in my rush to get my holiday cards done, I had a shadow. Our 5 year old son wanted to help so bad. He sat and watched for a while and then asked,” Is there anything I can do?” In my rush, I told him I wasn’t sure. Then he piped up and suggested he could lick the envelopes. I knew it would slow me down, but my tongue already had a terrible gluey taste and help would be great. After he did all the licking he wanted to help with the stamps. I was a little nervous that the cards might not look “just right” but he really wanted to help, so I let him. He had a great time. He stamped sorted and counted every Christmas card. Lots of the stamps aren’t straight, but hey, it adds character. It was fun to let him feel involved. And instead of feeling like a mean mom and shooing him out of the room we had a great time together. Maybe he can help with the cards every year.