Article Contributed on: 3/24/2007 11:51:57 PM
I can state with complete certainty that we were really, really blessed in our adoption circumstance. Not only were we in the Proverbial 'right place at the right time' for these 3 adorable little miracles, but their presence in our lives has returned that blessing upon us hundredsfold.
Funny how that happens...
Just a single facet of said blessings include the fact that not a one of the three are ill-tempered or generally disposed towards a bad disposition. As anyone who has small children or who has ever been a small child will recognize the phrase, "more
Pooh's than
Eeyore's," we have. And that's a very, very good thing. One for which we strive to be grateful every day.
But that doesn't mean that all is gingerbread walls and candy cane-lined sidewalks up here. Like any parents, we have our moments where we can only lean on each other for support because we have nothing else upon which to rely.
Most notably, we have detected that when our oldest - my Daughter "M" - is having a good day, she tends to have a very good day. She's attentive to our direction, remembers the rules and is thoughtful towards others.
On the other hand, when she seems to have decided upon having a bad day, she pulls out all the stops: she will kick and flail around her baby brother and push past her younger brother while they go up the stairs or on their way to brush their teeth.
She will accentuate her disregard for her brothers by showing a disregard for eating in a timely manner, not picking up things after she's done with them, running and screaming when she should know better and utterly ignoring what we have to say to her.
It's almost as if once she's started down the path of the dark side it's impossible for her to turn back. It probably doesn't help matters that she really likes the Star Wars movies...
Chris Stone is a slightly different - hopefully better - Father and man than he was yesterday...