tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131288126385666341.post2430079196011909500..comments2023-11-05T00:52:45.797-07:00Comments on The Katherine Wheel: Even ChildrenKatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03111672135619695024noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131288126385666341.post-2492488343861702832010-03-09T17:58:20.947-08:002010-03-09T17:58:20.947-08:00Yes! I've discovered and re-discoverd that rec...Yes! I've discovered and re-discoverd that recognizing the child inside is what re-awakens the love for a spouse too. We get bigger, we think we're grown up and we are responsible and capable of schooling our feelings,and we've learned to draw bigger circles-- but if we look and listen like a child the dawn will pull again with excitement and the stars will still sing.The inside of us it is not lost, only hidden. Thanks for the nudge awake!Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01509744198516888727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131288126385666341.post-16096603690632617052010-03-08T09:49:08.109-08:002010-03-08T09:49:08.109-08:00I love this post! You're right when you say w...I love this post! You're right when you say we think that we know so much more than children. I am often surprised by how insightful my grandchildren are without even trying it seems. And I think to myself, whoa, I should listen to them a little more, I might learn something.<br /><br />But something you said really hit home when you talked about being so excited about something you couldn't sleep. How long ago did that happen? Years and years ago and I wish it would happen again. Now if I can't sleep because of something, it's a worry not excitement. I wonder if there's any chance we can regain that ability? I'm going to try.Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11462135507379897869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131288126385666341.post-32399001433949867092010-03-07T17:05:26.113-08:002010-03-07T17:05:26.113-08:00This is an amazing post. I too have a First Grader...This is an amazing post. I too have a First Grader struggling to fit in at school. It's heartbreaking somtimes. Thanks for sharingFranticMommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02885865040708603121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131288126385666341.post-6297411979496268952010-03-06T12:31:09.672-08:002010-03-06T12:31:09.672-08:00I work with kids everyday it is so amazing to see ...I work with kids everyday it is so amazing to see them making connections and changing before your eyes. I hear people say all the time "oh to be a kid again" and I understand the idea- back to naps and cartoons and days at home without real responsibility but, I for one would not like to go back there. They are constantly being told what they have to do, where they have to be and so on. I think it is so emotionally hard to go through these things. It is hard for me to watch so it must be 10 times harder for kids to go through. I keenly remember how it feels to be left out or not feel good enough- these lessons we learn as children carry over into our adult lives in ways we sometimes try to forget.....As a teacher and a parent it is always a struggle to find the balance between letting them learn and grow and helping them through. You so want to dive in and fix it but at the same time you know they need to learn to fix things themselves. I still haven't found the balance yet. I don't know if I ever will.Trinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04039482999685738183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4131288126385666341.post-31682952831791376782010-03-06T09:10:04.581-08:002010-03-06T09:10:04.581-08:00Love this post. So well said. Thanks, Katherine....Love this post. So well said. Thanks, Katherine.Lori Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17922187084290561565noreply@blogger.com