Money and Status....
Out of the blue my sister tells me that I'm the only person she knows that has not changed due to my job title or status in the community and the money that I make. I don't make much according to my standards but she's proud of me. She's proud that I'm still simple, humble, kind, honest and giving to others. She loves it that I'm never in the grey....it's pretty much black and white.
My sister works hard....very hard at times. I don't know how she does it sometimes. I appreciate her for all she has done and proud of her accomplishment s. It made my day to know she thinks of me that way ....
That's really nice of your sister to observe that. Sounds like you are close.
Reading and Writing....
We read twice daily and enjoy our snuggle time together. But lately I've noticed that he's not really into writing as much. He has so many ideas all the time but no where to put them. So I hatched the idea of writing every day if possible with a minimum of 4 sentences. A beginning with two good parts in the middle with an ending.
He's still not into it yet but we're making progress. So far he's written about brothers, imaginary sea creature, pokemon and 5 guys burgers. I told him maybe one day he could be an author writing books for kids just like the ones he likes reading.
I started this writing project for him because I feel like kids these days are not writing enough. Our society is becoming more increasingly about texting, typing and auto correcting of words. Do you notice the penmanship of kids these days? It's horrible imo with some exceptions.
That is awesome that you're teaching your son to write.
My 7-year-old has written two stories on her own and my 12-year-old has written...who knows how many...but more than I can count. I've only manage to save maybe a handful. Before, I would buy her journals to write her stories but she prefers just a 3-ring binder and lined papers.
I agree. Penmanship has become almost obsolete in this day and age. I'm just a little confused with the whole thing though. My 7-year-old brings home at least 3 journals every other week with her graded writing. Her school makes her write like mad. It's unfortunate that as grade school kids move on to middle and high school, that less of it is pushed on them. My 12-year-old does everything on the computer for her reports. I'm glad that she hand writes her stories but I'm sure she'll eventually start writing those stories on the computer once she has home access to MS Word.
