My son, who is about to turn 20, will always say “I love you, mom!” And wait for me to say “I love you, too!” If I somehow don’t hear him, he will go “moooom, I looooove youuu!” until I answer.
I’m not going to lie, raising him was tough, and there are still many things I have to teach him. But when I hear that sing-songy “Mooom, I looooove youuuuu!” My heart just melts.
I make sure to teach any kid under my supervision how to use dangerous tools and kitchen appliances. I remember how disappointed I was about never being permitted to help my dad with any DIY or my mom in the kitchen because 'it was too dangerous'. So, on my watch kids are permitted to work with me on my projects, be that fixing stuff in the household or cooking food, and kids love nothing more than to help with real stuff using real tools. Of course, age appropriate - but challenging. I won't let a toddler handle my chainsaw but I will give them a real handsaw or a real kitchen knife.
Oh and I teach them edible plants and mushrooms as well, they are usually more observant about details than grown-ups. In my experience, trusting children to be responsible and careful makes them more responsible and careful than assuming they will fuck up. Same goes for animals btw.
I love being silly with my son. When I'm able to crack a joke and see his face light up. Or hear his laugh. It really makes some of the most mundane moments some of the best moments in my life.
I don’t raise or care for kids, but I love parents stories about the goofy things their kids say. They just have the most wild ideas and are very open about them lol
An example from a recent commercial is the one where a dad is building something in a bedroom when his little girl comes in and tells him how the football game is going. She’s all “then they went WOOOOSH!! And got a eleventy billion points!!” I crack up every time 🤣
I like getting my neices the coolest gifts that are sure to annoy the hell out of their parents. Like a witch altar kit with tarot cards for the twelve year old and a camera drone for the fourteen year old.
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ickplant@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 1d
My son, who is about to turn 20, will always say “I love you, mom!” And wait for me to say “I love you, too!” If I somehow don’t hear him, he will go “moooom, I looooove youuu!” until I answer.
I’m not going to lie, raising him was tough, and there are still many things I have to teach him. But when I hear that sing-songy “Mooom, I looooove youuuuu!” My heart just melts.
schmorpel@slrpnk.net · 6 pts · 19h
I make sure to teach any kid under my supervision how to use dangerous tools and kitchen appliances. I remember how disappointed I was about never being permitted to help my dad with any DIY or my mom in the kitchen because 'it was too dangerous'. So, on my watch kids are permitted to work with me on my projects, be that fixing stuff in the household or cooking food, and kids love nothing more than to help with real stuff using real tools. Of course, age appropriate - but challenging. I won't let a toddler handle my chainsaw but I will give them a real handsaw or a real kitchen knife.
Oh and I teach them edible plants and mushrooms as well, they are usually more observant about details than grown-ups. In my experience, trusting children to be responsible and careful makes them more responsible and careful than assuming they will fuck up. Same goes for animals btw.
velma@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 23h
I love being silly with my son. When I'm able to crack a joke and see his face light up. Or hear his laugh. It really makes some of the most mundane moments some of the best moments in my life.
dkppunk@piefed.social · 4 pts · 1d
I don’t raise or care for kids, but I love parents stories about the goofy things their kids say. They just have the most wild ideas and are very open about them lol
An example from a recent commercial is the one where a dad is building something in a bedroom when his little girl comes in and tells him how the football game is going. She’s all “then they went WOOOOSH!! And got a eleventy billion points!!” I crack up every time 🤣
Wren@lemmy.today · 4 pts · 20h
I like getting my neices the coolest gifts that are sure to annoy the hell out of their parents. Like a witch altar kit with tarot cards for the twelve year old and a camera drone for the fourteen year old.