I am pretty firm with my son when it comes to enforcing morals and values.
I dare say I’m hard on him…I think I’m acting from a place of fear. Fear that he may miss it somehow. I think I know where this fear emanates from… Actually I know but it’s kind of personal.
As the years passed and it began to look like he may be an only child, I just knew I couldn’t relent on the matter.
Last night I told him I was giving him a day off. 😂
A day without any chores. A day where I wouldn’t double check anything he does. A day with no screen time limit and no strick bed time.
You see, for the rest of the world, children are celebrated on the 20th of November and also 1st of June in some countries. Here in Nigeria, children are celebrated on the 27th of May.
So today, I didn’t insist on dining table breakfast, I actually served him breakfast in bed. I plan to take him out to lunch and then order take-out for dinner. These are the kind of things he loves.
He turns 10 in a few weeks…double digits… Yaaaaaaaaaaay. I think I might just give him another day off then.
… But come tomorrow, everything goes back to normal. 😁
So, while my son is having a fabulous day, I wish all children do have their kind of fabulous day too.
Happy Children’s Day.
