Wow…from the mouths of babes

So my child informs me tonight…with distain in her voice….That “I” (meaning mama) expects her (my child) to be the smartest girl in the class.

WHAT?!?!?!

I like to encourage her to do her best in anything that she tries.

So we had a talk tonight about the things I actually EXPECT!
1. I expect her to be happy (this is mainly for when she has grown up a bit more)
2. I expect her to do her best in whatever she does (this does include school and extra curricular activities).
I explained that I didn’t expect her to be the smartest girl in the classroom, I just want her to do her best and be happy with the results.

I find it interesting to hear what she thinks I “want”, compared to what I “think” I’m encouraging upon her.

Parenting is hard.

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