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Poopy Diapers

One morning I was trying to motivate Faith to finish the last few pages of one of her  readers. Evidently the stories were nonfiction, and she said they weren’t fun.

“Well everything we have to do in life isn’t fun, but we have to do it anyway, like…” I said as she looked back at me with an expression that said nothing I could possibly say would be relevant, “poopy diapers! Do you think it’s fun for me to change poopy diapers?” Yea I actually got her to laugh! And as if right on cue I walked around the corner and there was the baby with a poopy diaper. I scooped him up and said, “Alright then you change that ‘poopy diaper’ and I’ll change this one!” as I walked out of the room.

This morning when I got up to start the new school day with both the kids, my self pep talk was, “Ok Esther go tackle those poopy diapers with a happy heart!”

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Esther

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9 Comments Filed Under: Faith, Homeschooling, Kids Tagged: homeschooling, kids, parenting

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  1. Shannon says

    April 23, 2012 at 10:01 am

    Thats adorable. And so so true!

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  2. Donna says

    April 23, 2012 at 10:05 am

    Too cute, but a good lesson. I think sometimes our children see us go through our daily chores without complaining and don’t realize it’s not fun for us.

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  3. dr momi says

    April 23, 2012 at 10:41 am

    LOL….I hate it when my lessons come back to bite me 🙂

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  4. Ugochi says

    April 23, 2012 at 10:57 am

    Motherhood is not easy! But thank God it is rewarding. We have to keep on keeping on.

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  5. Jewel says

    April 23, 2012 at 2:22 pm

    This made me smile, but I agree with what Donna and Ugochi say though.

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  6. It Feels Like Chaos says

    April 24, 2012 at 8:01 am

    I have had similar conversations with my kids and it always seems like a new concept to them the idea of doing something that isn’t fun! I think many young adults today struggle because they still only want to do what is fun.

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  7. Rachel says

    April 24, 2012 at 10:09 am

    It’s hard even for adults to stick with something that’s hard. I’ve been working with my kids to teach them that “hard is fun.” I’ve explained to them that everytime they do something hard, it helps their brain grow bigger – which means they get smarter. Other things focus more on doing hard things, and becoming a better person for it.

    When my kids tell me about their day, I ask them to tell me something they did that was hard – but they did it anyway. Then I tel them what I did that day that was hard to do.

    I’m really seeing a difference in how they look at things.

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  8. shari lynne @ Faith Filled Food For Moms and Grandmothers says

    April 24, 2012 at 10:49 am

    Good Pep Talk Esther..Life is stinky and messy sometimes!

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  9. Kendra says

    April 25, 2012 at 12:51 pm

    Way too funny!

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