eme's whales are way cuter anyway.
i really do adore children's drawings, and i am quite partial to my *own* children's drawings. i love the untrained wonderful-ness of it all. lately though, we have entered uncharted territory as eme wants everything to be the dreaded 'p-word'.
perfect. (shudder)
so much so that there have been tears...lots and lots of tears, a few of which have been mine due to frustration. not frustration so much with em, but frustration with the whole idea of 'perfect'. sigh. and here's the thing...i do *say* the word "perfect" quite often when i am talking to the girls! when i say it, though, i am really describing how happy they make me with something they have done. we've had long talks lately with me trying to make the distinction between lovely, warm feelings and super-straight lines with no smudge marks. i do find myself saying the 'p-word' less often, too. it's hard, though.
today, thankfully, was not one of those days! wade took the day off and went on eme's field trip (to the grocery store) with cate in tow. lunch and the playground afterward meant that i had a good chunk of time alone at home to get some projects wrapped up. what was supposed to be a quick phone call with a certain miss turned into an hourlong gab-fest (and i am so not complaining as that was time welllll spent!), but eventually, i got that little whale right where i wanted him. he is far from perfect, but that's why i think he is so great.
and those whales that eme drew? well, those are going to have to be stitched up sometime in the near future.
gosh, is the first week of november almost over already??!
We deal with the perfect issue as well, it's a tough one! It's a pity they can't see how perfect what they do is, even if it doesn't match what's in their head. And perhaps us grown-ups should cut ourselves as much slack sometimes! Easier said to a 5 year old than done by a 40-something :) Actually when you said the "p word" I thought it was going to be pink - also an issue in our house sometimes!
ReplyDeleteI love the way kids assume they can draw anything. That whale is particularly lovely!
ReplyDeleteI had one perfectionist child, but he seems to have come through that period. If you saw how he keeps his bedroom now you'd never believe that perfection was once an issue for him.
My 10 year old is still doing the 'perfect' thing and it can keep her awake at night. Now the little one is doing it with stomping feet anger. And the one in the middle is totally chilled! I just adore that photo with the look - so sweet and the whale is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a perfect whale! ;0). We have a lot of p issues as well, but lately she just chants the mantra of everyone makes mistakes! Seems to help. *whew*
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