Sisters and brothers............brothers and sisters! They make life fun, interesting, crazy and sometimes annoying, LOL. I just love to watch the relationships between each of my children blossom. Of course, on most blogs, life is painted as rosy and keen. We don't want to post pictures of when our house is messy or when our children argue. I am the first one to say, my life is not perfect. In fact, far from it. However, there are happy moments that occur each day and I want to hang on to these moments forever! Here are some fun, happy moments between siblings that make a mother's heart happy:Happy moments:
Silly, um hum or should I say crazy, moments:
Tender moments:
Tanner decided to make 3 tamales out of Zoe, Madison and himself, LOL
Parting hair with a barbie doll leg? LOL
Tickle monsters are coming:
Even time to doctor each other:
Yes, they all have fun together! It is so fun to watch them using their imaginations and creating so many fun and exciting games to play togehter. Some say in a large family the children suffer. They think each child does not get the one-on-one attention he or she may need. Do these children look unhappy or deprived? I think not! I think they are learning patience, compassion, tolerance, and so many other wonderful qualities and life skills that will be with them forever. Even when siblings don't get along, they learn to work through these disagreements through compromise. That is another life skill that will help them in their adult lives. I mean, we all know when we are married, employed, etc. we need to know how to compromise. I grew up in a large family and I would not change that for anything. Sure, we argued as kids. But each of my siblings helped to make me the person I am. I learned how to respect others property, how to wait my turn, how to stand up for myself, when to argue and when to walk away. I learned how to use my imagination, how to share, and so many other important things. Each family member is different. Each one if valuable. We are family! I got all my sisters (and brothers, lol) and me!!
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I'm glad you found me too! I was definitely in your shoes at one point, dealing with a lot of issues that I had no idea how to handle. I mourned at the realization that the happily ever after I thought our family would be after adopting the kids was a VERY bumpy ride. Feel free to contact me any time with questions or to vent.
Just after getting our kids, I was a visiting teacher to a lady in my ward who had 10 biological children and 2 adopted. She was dealing with a lot with her 2 adopted but handled it all really well. She was such an inspiration to me! And she introduced me to a few books her therapist had given her. I'd love to be able to help someone else the way she helped me!
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