Children Will Surprise you,

This past weekend my cousin came up to spend the night with her three children. The oldest boy Jaylin is the ringleader of the tribe, Second in command is Cammy, the little lady; I never really seen a frown on her face and she it truly the happiest child out of the bunch. Last but not least Nicolas he’s the youngest only three, very well spoken for his age, probably because if his constant interactions with this brother and sister. Well the make a long story short, those three together can be a terror. They write on walls, run around kicking and screaming, playing, fighting, singing, dancing, just being kids; BAD ASS KIDS!!! The thing with children is that they have a lot of energy. You can help them focus their energy or you can let them run a muck thus leaving them with no focus or structure at all. Those three surprised me greatly this week, they helped me cook, wash dishes even with the dusting. Overall, there is one incident that will remain in my mind, the oldest one Jaylin, was playing my WII swinging wildly at the game. One time he swung so hard he hit his little sister in the mouth and didn’t even notice it. When he saw his sister on the floor crying, he thought I was going to spank him, He has this shocked look on his face like he was about to die. I looked at him and said “You are the oldest! It’s your responsibility to take care of your brothers and sisters; you have to protect them until they are old enough to protect themselves. Look at her! I don’t want you to forget about what happens when do stupid things. You are the man of the house now, and you have to act like one.” I looked into his eyes and I swear if I could look into his brain there would be a light bulb as big as the sun inside. It’s strange and yet humbling to see a child grow up right in front of you, I only told him what my mom told me growing up and to this day I remember it. Part of the reason why I work so hard is because I want to set a good example for him. I saw in Jaylin and it made me proud to see that look in his eyes, maturity. After my little speech on his own he took the lead. Jaylin made sure the children were okay and at a safe distance and then he washed the dishes after they ate pizza, I didn’t even have to look over his shoulder. From that moment, I knew I never really had to in that way again. “Keep Company with Those Who Make You Better” ~english saying~