I am a father of a 4 year old and a 5 month old. The 5 month old pretty much lies there,
eats, and poops, but the 4 year old has taught me many things. There is rarely a day that goes by that
she doesn’t amaze me with something she does or says. Here are a few things I have learned from her the last four
years.
Kids
can be much more logical than you give them credit for.
My dad passed away when I was 21 years old. My oldest daughter knows my mother who
she calls RaRa and my grandmother who we call Nanny, but one day she asked me
who my daddy was. I had to explain
to her that he died and was in heaven with Jesus. I guess she was thinking about death the next day when I was
driving her to daycare, because we had the following conversation
Daughter-“Will I die and go
to Heaven with Jesus?”
Me-“Most people die when they
get older and they will go live in heaven if they are good.”
Daughter-“Nanny must be
really bad.”
Me-“Why would you say that?”
Daughter-“Because she is
really old and still lives with RaRa.”
Kids
can pick up technology much faster than I can.
My daughter has been using the iPad and iPhone for a couple of
years now. She loves playing
educational games, looking at pictures, watching videos, and playing Angry
Birds. She can successfully
navigate the aps and features of these devices without any issues. Last week I received an email from her daycare that said her
class would start using desktop computers this spring to enhance their
curriculum. M wife and I were both concerned because Kennedy only had
experience with iPhones and iPads. Turns out that we had nothing to worry
about. After a two-minute tutorial by my wife, my daughter quickly got the hang
of using a desktop and a mouse. She was easily able to navigate the Nick Jr.
and Disney Jr. websites and play various learning games. About 1 hour later, she
comes in and said, "Look what I did." She had printed out several
full color copies of princesses that she had dressed up and changed their
clothes. Although slightly amazed that she picked the desktop up so quickly, I
still have no idea how she learned to print. Lord help us all if she learns to
shop online like her mama too.
Kids hear more than you think and take everything
literally.
During a recent downpour, I
mentioned that it was “raining cats and dogs.” For the next hour, my daughter stood at the door anxiously
awaiting a kitty or a puppy to fall from the sky.
I am a huge college football
fan and my favorite team is Texas Tech.
Former Tech quarterback Kliff Kingsbury was recently hired to replace
the hated Tommy Tuberville as the head football coach of the Red Raiders. I suppose my daughter overheard a
conversation my wife and I were having about Kingsbury and the hire. The next day, we had this conversation.
Daughter-“How can a berry be a king?”
Me-“Uh, they can’t be kings.
I have never known a berry or any other fruit that has been a king.”
Daughter-“But you said the new ball teacher’s name was King Berry.”
Kids love you unconditionally.
Whenever I have a bad day at
work, I can feel better instantly with one hug from my daughter. She is always excited to see me and
always runs to the door when she sees me coming in the door. With one hug or kiss from her, the
troubles of the world just slip away.
