One of my goals in starting this blog was to blog about all the fabulous, fun and challenging things my sons have been up to. But this goal seems to conflict directly with another very important goal I have - to try as much as possible to actively listen to my boys.
The problem really comes in with my three-year old, Robbie, who chatters non-stop! He is a lively kid with a super imagination and he describes all his imaginative moments in a blow-by-blow account of what is happening in fantasy land. And, God forbid, you don't listen or make a less than appropriate response. "Mom, why are you not listening to me!?" If you even miss a beat, the whole scenario gets described again...!
As an example of what he can chatter on about, he even describes his bowel movements: "That's the daddy (one), and the mommy (one). Now I am waiting for the last kid! He is a scream - very funny and constantly entertaining. My husband and I adore his lively banter, his sweet stories and his great sense of humour.
I decided long ago that there would come a time when my boys no longer chatted as much as usual. (I am hoping that this is a short lived phase at the height of adolescence and not a moment longer!) And therefore I was going to cherish every moment that they are able to freely and easily chittychat away.
What this means, is that for most of my time at home I am not able to concentrate on anything for very long. At any given moment I have a million things running around in my brain and Robbie chatting away wanting a fully involved reply.
Help!
