This morning before school Joey and I hit a rough patch where he yelled that he hated me and I was the worst mom ever. What horrible thing did I do to my child to deserve this? I told him he had to bring a sweatshirt to school today. I know, I know. This was terrible of me and I am lucky I didn't receive a beating as well. This is a phrase we hear often from Joey ( Another favorite of his is "This is the worst day ever!") Seriously, I thought only girls were this melodramatic. After things calmed down I explained to him how hurtful that was for me to hear. I know I should ignore it, but frankly I have had it with this and am trying to at least bring it to a minimum. I gave him a kiss and sent him off to school (with his sweatshirt in his bag).
This is what he wrote me after school. I know! My heart just melted when I saw it.
In case you aren't fluent in first grade writing, let me interpret. "I am sorry for saying I hate you. I love you!!! by Joey"
As an aside, while his spelling leaves alot to be desired, his printing may be better than his
fourth grade brother Zach.
In case you aren't fluent in first grade writing, let me interpret. "I am sorry for saying I hate you. I love you!!! by Joey"
8 comments:
Awww - how sweet is that?! The note, part I mean.
I suggest framing that for future teenage antics.
And I thought my oldest was the only one to say "but you ruined my BEST DAY EVER!" (the most recent incident when I forgot to put his favorite chicken pot pie in the oven in time for dinner - he had pancakes instead. I weep for when his life gets really tough).
Em
That is to cute. It is funny I was able to read that before you wrote what it said.
I was able to read the note as well (I used to teach 1st grade and I wouldn't worry about his spelling just yet;), but what a sweet note! Definitely something to keep. . . I used to be the dramatic one out of my family-using the "hate" word often b/c I thought it held so much power. I sure hope my boys don't plan on using it as often as I used to!
That is such a sweet (phonetic) love letter. I'm glad things have blown over. :-)
Aw, made my heart melt, too! What a sweetie! A heart-felt apology with no force behind it (lol) is the best thing in the world coming from a child. I second the idea of framing for the teenage years...
Awww, how sweet. I have many similar "love letters" from my boys as well.
It seems like saying "I hate you" is a rite of passage (at least in this house). We usually respond with "I'm sorry you're feeling so angry."
It seems to diffuse them, in fact our oldest kid said it a couple more times (after my response) with the inflection dying off each time. The last time she said it, her voice was quiet and it was almost like a question.
Thankfully we haven't heard it much lately. But I know it's not gone.
And yes, the crime is usually something like telling them to take boots to school that day. I guess it's a way for them to feel powerful. Oy vey.
OMG! My heart melted when I read that too. I frequently get the "I hate today!" comments at my house as well. So sweet. I hope you keep that forever. :)
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