With insight you can reap benefits from chaos and disorder. The trick is to not let the chaos and disorder sweep you along with it.
Moments before going postal on the kids Edward remembered
that a pile of leaves is a pile of bugs. Now he wouldn't
have to feed the little nippers.
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Oh, this reminds me of my dogs. Almost immediately after I sweep and tidy the floors and rooms, they start in on the paper recycle bin, pulling out papers to shred and chew, leaving them strewn about the clean floors. Then I, like Edward, think: hey, cheap toys! and let them amuse themselves.
ReplyDeleteSuch is the wisdom of a parent. Get the kids involved and make them think it's a game.
ReplyDeleteI love it, what a talent you are! I thank Sharon Cohen for suggesting this for the Saturday Sampler!
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