This morning Eli showed us that he is growing up to become a fine young man.
It started our as a normal morning. I was getting ready in the bedroom and Paul came in and started brushing his teeth.
A minute later a knock on the door, Eli asked if he could come in. He was holding a plate of waffles. He calmly told Paul that he wasn’t arguing and he was just letting him know he didn’t like burnt waffles. Eli said he likes his waffles crispy on the outside and soft in the middle, and he was worried if he didn’t let Paul know about this, he would always get burnt waffles. He also said it was very hard to get the wet waffles out of the dish washer and into the trash, but he managed to do it. 🙂 Eli then held out the plate of waffles for Paul that HE made. He said he was sorry and he didn’t mean to make Paul feel bad.
Turned out Paul had a very short night due to work, and this morning he didn’t have any patience with Eli and his complaining over his breakfast. Eli complained that his waffles were burnt so Paul picked up the plate with the burnt waffles, put everything in the dish washer, and left the kitchen.
I am so please how Eli handled this situation. He was so calm and just explained how he was feeling and the reason why he said what he said to Paul.
Eli is a generous, caring, thoughtful young boy. I sure hope he continues growing up this way.