Yes, I celebrate my kids? tiny accomplishments?with balloons and cake
A cake that the author ordered to celebrate her daughter finally being able to pronounce her ?R? sound. Photo: Leslie Kennedy
I celebrate everything, especially the small things.
I ordered a cake that looked like a piece of paper with the letter ?R? written on a line when my daughter had her last speech therapy session. After months of work to correct her speech, we were all so proud that she had mastered saying the sound?something she had really struggled with. No longer would ?room? sound like ?womb.? She worked hard. She succeeded. So we celebrated?with cake!
In my house, it?s not the tournaments my kids play in (or win!) or even my kid making the team that I make a big deal of; it?s being brave enough just to try out that I celebrate. It?s overcoming the fear of public speaking and getting up in front of a classroom filled with six-year-old classmates that I?ll honour with a fun dessert or a balloon from the dollar store. I love when my kids pass a level of swimming lessons because that means they are one step closer to being safe in the water. They love it because it means ice cream for dinner. That?s right: My kids have a meal of DQ Blizzards every time they pass a swim level.Â
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