I know your just venting, and fair play to you for helping your friend out.
Ahh come on ladies, it sounds like you guys would rather live in an adults only world whilst you decompress from your time with the little people! ... I'm kidding, pun intended.
On a serious note, and I’m not suggesting any of you are associated with this, but what I don't get is that every kid basher was a kid themselves once. What has happened along the way that makes some people forget understanding or compassion.
I love spending time with kids, I love rolling up my sleeves and getting down on my knees, I talk to them the way I talk to my friends (no, not the one’s from here!) and I never dumb down the vocabulary for them, its a great way to pass on the knowledge, and they will ask if don't understand things. Thats what I really like about kids, they don't have our inhibitions about looking stupid.
I travel a lot, and I see mums and dads who are struggling with their hands full, trying to get through an airport loaded with luggage and kids, and its pretty sad to see people get up and move away or change seats on a flight to get away from them, sometimes I think its those people who need to grow up.
Sure there are times when even Mother Theresa can't calm a child down, but nothing gives greater pleasure than to bump into some humanity and help another person out.
Kids bring out the kid in me, the fun is contagious, its great fun to just be a kid again and do silly things! make some funny sounds, make them smile, everyone needs a dose of goo's and gaa's! |