Presents

Presents... where is my present? Is that present for me? Got any presents? I like presents.
For my kids this year, it was all about the goods. I don't know if it's the unwrapping, the suspense or the actual gift, probably a combination.

A friend of mine and I exchange ornaments with the kids instead of toys. Wyatt wasn't privy to this. SO, when he opened his gift with great gusto, to his great dismay, there sat a great ornament. But to him... it wasn't so great. He proceeded to sit there with the ornament in his lap, wrapping paper all around wearing the pout above. A shot of embarrassment rushed through my body. How could MY child show such behaviour! Thank goodness the giver was a dear friend and forgiving. As it was, she felt bad for him. That wasn't how I felt for him.
In privacy, I stated his rights. You have the right to be disappionted and what you do and pout will be held against you!
Motherhood is humbling.