Perceptions xxx

It’s been a while so I thought it was time to put pen to paper or finger to button which doesn’t sound quite as romantic.

So the other evening, we were reading a bedtime story together when Ollie decided he needed some teddies to join us, fair enough.

He went and rustled through and settled on a fluffy dog with long ears.

This was the ensuing conversation,

“Ooh I’m going to invite this one. I remember getting him, it was at the school fair. I bought him with my own money. I also bought some beer and you took it off me and kept it!”

My side, “ No Ollie, that isn’t quite what happened. I gave you each £5 to spend at the fair as a treat. You had a few goes on different games, the raffle, bought some cakes and bought this teddy. I then gave you and Harry an extra £1 each to have a go on the tombola and you won some Guiness which was a strange prize to have at a children’s fete so I said we’d give it to Daddy.”

Harry “ so you did take his beer off him then!”

Me “he’s 6!”

The other evening at swimming Harry had done a pretty nifty mushroom at the request of the teacher so for some reason I gave him the rock out gesture. It was bloomin’ hot in there and even the backs of my knees were trickling with sweat, sorry glowing, so could have been heat exhaustion.

Harry mistook my gestures, gave me an open mouth ‘oh my goodness you didn’t just do that!’ look and then the bird!

Little, skinny, iridescent, boy in the pool, surrounding amphitheater seats filled with parents and he gives his Mum the finger! We had some serious words!

In his defence he thought I was doing it at him so we’ve agreed to stick to just thumbs up moving forward.

So perceptions, things aren’t always what they seem and we need to be mindful of others.

It’s Saturday, it’s sunny, I’m surrounded by my family and I’m going to my friends house for a few sherbets tonight! Colour me happy!

Love and hugs, kisses and wishes xxx