I gained an insight from my son today.
We were doing our usual morning homeschool routine where I would make him do activities in his subjects, and in this one particular subject, he was supposed to do an essay wherein he needed to provide descriptive names for himself, for me and his dad.
A little background story here is that in this subject, he read a book wherein most characters had unique names because of their particular personality or physical traits. Like there was this prince who people called Prince Brat because he was such a troublesome child. Or this shady crook they called Hold-Your-Nose-Billy because of his strikingly odd nose.
So my son had to do something like that, provide descriptive names for us. A little bit later and he was done with it. I saw the descriptive name he had for himself; it was funny though quite disturbing because it somehow depicts how the constant company of adults is making him a bit jaded. But that's another topic for another time. Then I saw the name he made for his dad. No surprise there. It accurately describes his dad. And then, I saw the name he had for me. Which threw me a bit off. He named me: Worry-Dee.
So, Worry-Dee it is. Which quite amused me at first, but provided me a valuable insight into how my son sees me. And what I was uselessly doing for awhile.
Yes, I do worry a lot, come to think of it. But I guess I've been caught up with my worrying that I hardly knew I was doing too much of it. My son's observation made me realize that I should probably tone it down because if he, who's been caught up himself in a world of his own with his play and games, had even noticed that I indulge in worry-party, then my worrying must have been quite such a magnitude. So, it reminded me to ease up. And the funny thing is that, it had to take my son's essay activity to do just that.
I just wanted to share that with you. How little things can sometimes be an eye-opener or something that would make you stop and ponder.
Have you had those kind of moments?
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I can relate so much to this post. My being a worrywart, and also those moments spent with my son when his quips and innocent wisdom make me "truly" see...
oh my.. worry-dee number 2 is here!! natutuwa ako sa son mo and the way he named you.. oh well it is really an eye opener, sometimes we worry too much, i think when ur a mother it will be ur second name na :)
i wonder what his name is.. and what is his dad's name.. share share share!! :)
masyado ka kase nag worry tita dee kaya naisip nya yan name..ok naman e, worry dee..parang worry free, hahahaha
my son's too young pa to make descriptive names but it's true that kids now are more observant. My son just turned 2 this month but has been mimicking some of our actions that he just saw from us...
i guess we should be more conscious with our words and actions when in front of the kids
although, worry dee sound cute :)
...at ang pagiging worry lagi ay natural sa pagiging mami-dee
well...i'm not yet a parent yet..but i worry a lot too!! kahit sa mga kapatid ko lang, i'm so praning! heheh
kids are very observant these days. minsan nakakatuwa or nakakaloka sila when they mimic or they tell you something. i'm always exposed to them. but really they tell the truth :D thanks for dropping by my blog nga pala! :D
worrying only mean one thing: wrinkles! :)
so don't worry a lot (nagsalita!)
Naku tingnan mo ang mga bata. Minsan nakakagulat talaga sila. Di mo sukat akalain na napapansin nya sayo ang lagi mong pag wo worry. Wag ka na kasi masyado mag worry gaya ng sabi ni Beth e mag kaka wrinkles ka lang nyan. hehehe! Curious din ako kung ano pinangalan nya sa kanya at daddy nya. Nga pala na post ko na yung purse talk. Thanks for tagging me Dee!
Perceptive kid. May pinagmanahan. :)
@Niko: Dee is a tickler for privacy. I doubt if she'd put what you asked in the comment section. :)
Worry-Dee ba? Hahaha! your son knows you too much. I wonder what my 6- year old kid will name me. Nakita siguro ng anak mong masyado kang worry freak..hehehe. Natataranta ka siguro kapag meron kang inaalala. Well, ano kaya ang pwede mong gawin nyan? haha!
I think your son sees your worrying as a sign of unconditional love for him.
Ganun yata talaga pag mommy.
Kids are our best teachers, aren't they?
just like what everybody says, worry-dee is kinda cute. maybe your son does not think this as a negative trait but a positive one. he probably feels you worry even for little things he thinks you must not worry. however, the activity was enlightening for you since you now have a perspective how your son thinks about you. i can't wait when my son learns to talk, i wonder what he will call me
@ reply: -- hi dee. natatawa ako sa yo. naghihinagpis na nga ako eh na-eexcite ka pa sa akin. (lalim nun ah) ano ba funny feeling mo? ako tuloy na-curious. share mo naman. :)
Hmm...I guess I wouldn't be surprised if my kids thought that about me, too!
I'm here again Dee, wala ka kasing cbox e, :) me tag ako sa yo ha? penmanship tag un, please grab it if you have time! :)
hi mommy dee...actually you had the right assumptions! usap tayo soon ha. heheheh...
Hi Dee, it's really funny how our kids end up being the one who teaches us and not the other way around. I know how it feels and I'm smiling right now just thinking about it. Have a wonderful day
Worry Dee is kinda cute!!iisa lang yata ang ibig sabihin nun--observant cya sa kanyang mommy-lagi ka nyang nakikita!
kakatuwang bata!^_^
Hubby said I worry too much even things that need not to be worried about. Pano ba maging worry-free. Most of the times worrying starts conflicts to both of us coz he's the easy go lucky guy. Sometimes it drives me nuts....
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