To all those with ears at church yesterday,
To Br. I, who opened the chapel door for me (from the outside! -- he could hear us coming) to hasten my flight from sacrament meeting,
To the astonished wrestling match watchers in foyer seats,
To the man who peeked into the mother's lounge to see what in the world was going on,
To the birds we frightened when we eventually went ouside,
I am sorry.
I am sorry my Samuel is so determined.
I am sorry I misdirected his LOUD "I want a drink!!!!!!" into my "Un-huh, be quiet so they can bring you the water."
I am sorry I did not honor his wish right away.
I am sorry if he splashed you when he angrily threw the sacrament cup.
I am sorry I let my slow-motion version debate of "should we stay or should we go now?" disturb what should be such a sacred ordinance. I kept hoping Samuel would calm down, so that I would not need to cause further commotion by leaving.
(If you asked yourself WHY ISN'T SHE TAKING HIM OUT YET?, it's because Jeff whispered to me, "I'll take him out.")
I am sorry.
But I'm so glad you know that Samuel is worth try, try, trying again -- that you'll smile at him (and me, I hope!) when next we pass in the church hall. I thank you for your encouragement.
By the way,
I asked Samuel if he was sorry.
See for yourself.
5 comments:
Do not worry about it. As mothers, we are so GLAD to know that I am not alone. I also have strong and determined children that are small. I know that they have those strong personalities for a reason. They will need that determination in the latter days!
Good luck and cherish the age he is now! Also remember when your kids are litte, the days are long but the years are short.
This sounds more familiar than I'd like to admit. Especially this part:
To the man who peeked into the mother's lounge to see what in the world was going on,
Oh, and this:
I am sorry if he splashed you when he angrily threw the sacrament cup.
You're not alone.
I didn't notice. I gues I was too busy trying to wrestle my own kids into submission. I don't think anyone was horrified but you. I love it when other people's kids are naughty! :)
Whenever I see or hear another child throwing a tantrum while the mother wrestles him, I just think to myself how sorry I feel for that mom. Then I just remind myself to be grateful that this time it's not my family causing the commotion, because next time it probably will be. It's so good to hear about other good moms whom I admire struggle like I feel I do because sometimes I wonder if it's just me or just my kids and that I must be doing something wrong.
At least if he threw the cup, there's not much water in there. I always feel badly for those that sit behind us and watch as my children attempt to put their finished cups away and dribble their backwash into all the other cups still left in the tray! Ugh! I keep hoping that nobody will notice!
So funny, only because I've been there. You are such a great writer!
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