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“Mom, Can I Tell You Something?”

January 22, 2013 by Andrea Benton Leave a Comment

I hear this question a lot from my oldest son, who is kindergarten. He’s been saying it for about a year now. I have tried to recall where he got it from and I’m not sure, potentially from his old daycare but who knows.

It’s a bit of a wild card question coming from him. I never know what he’s going to ask but every time he asks it, I usually say, “Yes, you can tell me anything.”

It doesn’t matter if he’s hit his brother 2 minutes prior to asking this question, I always make an effort to listen to what he is going to ask me.

Ninety percent of the time, it’s the silly stuff or a request for food but on those days when he’s in a big-boy-grown-up mood, I’ll try to work in a “Mommy-is-always-here-for-you” nugget.

The other day we had a little chat…

“Mom, can I tell you something?”

I said “Yes, you can tell me anything good or bad.” (I thought I would spice it up a bit.)

To which he replied, “Even the bad things?”

And I said “Yes, even the bad things, I’ll always be there to listen.”

He was surprised that I wanted to know about the bad things. And so for 3.5 nano seconds, I felt that I got through to him on some level.
Is this going to make a difference down the road? The odds are probably 50/50.

I like to think that I’m laying the foundation for open communication between me and my son.  It might be a lofty goal, but one I’ll happily try to achieve.

Do your kids have a special phrase they use and what does it mean to them? Let me know at weeboot@gmail.com or on Twitter @weebootMom.

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About Andrea Benton

Andrea Benton is a passionate techie Mom, who has two young children, both of which love tablet technology. She blogs about tablet technology for parents and childcare providers. Follow her on Twitter at @weebootmom

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