tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402083254091707598.post2664868577300687545..comments2023-07-01T07:59:39.006-07:00Comments on English, please. I don't speak Hindi.: thanks, we'll be here all monthnayheehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11665779994893750087noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402083254091707598.post-78956228172715327972011-06-09T08:18:15.251-07:002011-06-09T08:18:15.251-07:00No, no, those aren't MY maybes, they are just ...No, no, those aren't MY maybes, they are just some thoughts I had while watching a particularly misbehaved child in church a few weeks ago. I was alone, having dropped mine off at Sunday School and I found myself so easily jumping into the role of Judger when it came to the children of others. Yuck.nayheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11665779994893750087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402083254091707598.post-67199486808428842662011-06-06T11:37:30.265-07:002011-06-06T11:37:30.265-07:00Well. I am totally laughing AT you right now. An...Well. I am totally laughing AT you right now. And all those Maybes? I hope they don't all apply to you right at this moment. <br /><br />We were just at a birthday party and were introduced to a new friend with two small children. I see them occasionally in church and more often than not her boy has a really, really, really hard time in church. From the outside he looks perfectly fine, seems old enough to control himself, etc., etc. While being distracted by him during my Mass I occasionally hear my mother's voice tsking in my head, asking why she can't control her kid. Turns out he has severe developmental delays, and while he looks 7, he acts 3 on a good day, 2ish on a bad. My big reminder not to judge! <br /><br />You think I would know better by now, what with my kiddos teaching me lessons every. single. day. What I have learned is to keep my judgyness in my own head, saying ugly things out loud is too awful. Someday I'll manage to quiet the voice in my head... until then, i'll just keep learning lessons.<br /><br />And I firmly believe in the cocktail hour. You should have that beer BEFORE the bedtime routine. Unless you're a mean drunk, then maybe wait.Kris Livovichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12328942615612193100noreply@blogger.com