Lessons

What my kids have taught me:

1. Whenever you fall down get right back up, no matter how many times you fall. (Even though my daughter has been walking for nearly a year she still falls down a lot. Sometimes it seems her legs move faster than her body.)

2. You can get almost anything you want from life if you are persistant enough. For example, if Mom and Dad put a latch on a cupboard to keep you out, spend as much time as necessary trying different techniques to unhook it.

3. Don't let obstacles deter you. If there is a baby gate in your path get a chair and climb over it.

4. Don't be afraid to try something new. How do you know that clump of dirt or that dead leaf doesn't taste good unless you try it?

5. Think for yourself. Don't let Mom and Dad's repeated warnings that you will fall and be injured if you jump on the furniture stop you if that is truly what you desire to do.

6. Life is unfair. Someone will always have a slightly larger cookie or slice of pie than you. Go ahead and cry about it.