Tonight was a good one for my sons and I. For Julie too, she got to rest a bit and went to the gym. But for the boys and I it was great!
Max had some homework to do and was having a very difficult time getting through it. It was a somewhat difficult assignment, and he had a mental block that was preventing him from concentrating. It was a pretty severe ADD moment and he would avoid it at all costs, so I had to be firm with him and required him to stay on task. He cried a lot and made excuses, but I explained how rewarding it would be for him to get through this difficult assignment and know that he’d conquered it. He of course did get through it, it took a while and he had to go through a hard mental block to do it, but he did it and did indeed feel pretty good about himself.
Wyatt and Jake meanwhile helped me make oatmeal cookies. They took turns adding ingredients to the bowl and stirring them up. It was a lot of fun, and everyone got along great. Just as the first batch of cookies came out of the oven Max finished his homework and the remains of his dinner and was thrilled to be able to eat the cookies with us. While the cookies were baking Wyatt and Jake pulled up some bar chairs and Jake’s Lightning McQueen blanket and watched the timer count down to 0. They even made space for their stuffed penguin. It was very, very cute.
There were even enough cookies left over that they can now each take two cookies to school tomorrow. Ah, good times! I love these years with them, I never want them to end. I am very proud of my sons and of who they are. They’re great kids, very great.
