I’m not sure at what age kids begin to talk on the phone with friends. But today Elliot initiated a phone call to his classmate to find each other on a video game server.
They exchanged (mine and his mother’s phone number) on Zoom chat and set a time to talk. Elliot counted down the minutes, and when I was punching in the number he asked me what he should say. I told him that if his mother picks up, you should say, “Hello or hi” and “My name is Elliot, …..friend. May I speak with him on the phone?” He smiled and took a deep breath.
After a ring or two, his friend answered, but Elliot tuning out the voice that answered began to say verbatim “Hello, my name is Elliot…” I motioned him to stop and put my hand to my ear indicating he should hear the voice. Once he realized it a kid’s voice, he smiled and shook his head as he put his hand on his forehead. Even still, you could see his grin. Ellis is in on it too, and now 3 of them are playing.
This is a big day for them! I feel they are growing up and finding their own voices. They continued to chat and laugh while they played games, but when Elliot had a question he asked me. I whispered that he should ask the question to his friend, not me. Making that transition from me talking for them to speaking up for themselves.
This gets me off the hook for playing video games with them for a while. They insist on teaching me how to play their video games even though I die early into the game or accidentally kill my teammates. I pretend to hate it: but I secretly think it’s sweet they want to play with me, the videogaming “noob.”
The cliche “they grow up too fast” is ringing true for me today.
Categories: Raising kids
singlikewildflowers
Welcome to my blog! My name is Esther and I'm so happy you are here. I'm an avid nature photographer and a daydreaming thinker. My posts revolve around photos of nature's beauty, homeschooling adventures with my 2 kids, sporadic reflections on my child's heart condition, Bible reading reflections, gardening feats, and other mish mash things. Hopefully you'll leave encouraged, pensive, or smiling at the simple things of life. Thank you for stopping by and hope you'll find some interesting posts to read!
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This was such a lovely post! Your children are so precious. Isn’t it so great seeing them interact and grow? I cannot wait (yes I can) till my son is of age to impress me like this. So stinkin cute!
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I’m so happy that you enjoyed my post!! I had to write it. It was a big thing for them today and I could just see the excitement in initiating a friendship. We homeschool so it’s been challenging to find a steady group of other homeschoolers; but blessed to have church friends and family friends.
It is really cute to see kids grow and they say the funniest things and take things literally. When you think about it, it’s ingenious actually! You are going to have so much fun watching your son hit his milestones and find his groove.
It’s hilarious when they start running and they think they’re stealth. They create a mess and run away making all kinds of noise thinking you don’t see or hear them. God made them cute so that we moms don’t lose our marbles. lol
I hope you have a great start to the weekend and are staying well! 🙂
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I’m so glad you have your church and family friends! I know especially at a time like this it must be challenging.
I cannot wait either! You’re so right about God making them cute so we don’t t lose our marbles. I can’t count how many times, Isaiah has done something he shouldn’t but it was also cute so I couldn’t help but laugh. I hope you had a great weekend. Happy Monday! ☺️
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Cuteness keeps mother’s sanity intact! lol. And those hugs and kisses. They’re really special.
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