It’s the Little Things
Today Max had a Star Assembly where he got an award. This afternoon, he’s got a Poetry Café event. Going to school twice in one day wasn’t what the Hub and I wanted to do, but it means so much to Max, we don’t think twice.

The Hub traveled for a long time, so he missed many of Max’s events. Even though Max never vocalized disappointment, I know he felt it. Now when Papa shows up, I can see him beaming with pride.
It got me thinking about how the littlest things affect our kids. Like when we moved several times in a year. Max was a mess. He reverted, and it was hard to help him feel stable once we moved here. Throwing him in a French immersion program didn’t help with that. Now he’s well-adjusted and doing fine.
We have to think about how our actions as adults affect our kids. The ripple effect can sometimes go months or years beyond its source.
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