Reflections

Okay, tonight we are in the kitchen, Jacob is sitting at the table and I’m cooking supper.

Jacob is talking and says “Mom, can we have a family discussion during supper tonight?”

I say, “Of course, is something on your mind?”

He says, “No, not really, I would just like to reflect on our weekend. I think it’s something we should do every Sunday night. Each of us just mention a few things that we liked or didn’t like about the weekend.”

My husband walks into the room and I tell him that Jacob thinks we should have a weekly reflection…he just looks at me. Like me, he is never sure what is going to come out of Jacob’s mouth or where it comes from. He agrees though and asks if Jacob would like to start. Jacob replies, “No, Mom is still cooking and I’m afraid she will burn herself if we start before she is done.” Translation - he is afraid that Mom will burn his tacos.

After we settle at the table, he politely lets me begin. I mention that I am sad that he is growing up so fast (today is his birthday) but that I am very proud of him. I also go through a short list of things we did over the weekend that I enjoyed.

Jacob goes next. He tells us how much he enjoyed going bowling, his family birthday dinner, quality time with the family, playing Clue and swimming in the pool.

Shannon follows and talks about how happy he is to have spent so much time with us this weekend. When school starts we only have about 30 minutes a day with him so weekends are precious.

This is just another example of how unique Jacob is…how many 8 year olds do you know would want to start having a weekly reflection as a family?