Having kids is great. You get to clean them, feed them, pay for them, and love them for a really long time.
And kids are wonderful at building your self-esteem! Take the following stories, for instance:
I was giving my 9-year-old son a hug and a kiss as he went to bed. Isn’t it amazing how kids grow so fast? Just yesterday he was my little baby boy.
Me: Good night little boy!
Hug. Kiss.
9-year-old: Good night big mom!
See? He called me BIG. What woman doesn’t want that?
And my 6-year-old daughter makes me feel great about myself, too, as illustrated by this:
I was getting dressed the other morning, putting on my cropped jeans that all the cool kids wear.
6-year-old: What are those?
Points.
Me: Capris.
6-year-old: You mean, jeans that used to fit you, but now don’t?
Wow! She sort of backhandedly complimented me on either 1) my fashion sense or 2) being a fast grower.
How do your kids boost your self-esteem?
We were talking about Wikipedia last night at dinner. Frances was telling me that it is not a reliable source for scholarly research. I was agreeing with her and commented that I could go on the Wikipedia page for the year 1978 and add my name to the list of famous Americans born that year. She started laughing hysterically. Then she stopped and looked at me, “Wait! Were you really born in 1978? WOW!!!”
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I love Frances!!! 🙂
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“Mom, why is your butt so big and squushy??”. I feel so honored to have a round squushy behind!!! “Mom, you have a mustache”. Why yes I do!!
Ah… I get these boosters through out the day EVERY day. Our kids just pump us UP!!!
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Aw, aren’t they so good at pumping us up?! 🙂
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Ahhh, yes when my middle son asked my husband when his baby was coming out, patting my husband “round” belly.
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At least he was “complimenting” dad that time and not you, right?
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