“He’s talking crazy Mommy”
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Today is Pass The Torch Tuesday, each week we celebrate a child who demonstrates the ability to being helpful, responsible, good, smart or all around a great kid. If you’d like to participate, head over to Kelly and get the banner code. We hope to hear stories from you and how a child has been empowered in your everyday life.
Yesterday, Tyler (my five-year-old-going-on-forty son) was playing with a neighbor’s son in the yard. They played all kinds of games, chasing each other around, hitting some balls, discussing their Bionicles and Star Wars toys. Until it was time for the boy to go home for dinner.
Tyler came up to me with this concerned expression on his adorable tanned face and said “Mommy, that boy is talking crazy!” I asked him “what do you mean he was talking crazy?” Tyler replied with the same expression “he said ’shoot that girl!’” I asked him who did he mean? Tyler replied exasperatedly “I told him that’s my cousin (she’s staying with us for a few days) and my brother and he started saying things like ‘poop and pee and shoot that girl!’ That’s crazy talk Mommy, and I don’t like it!”
Mind you, Tyler and his brother, Trent, play all kinds of shooting game and made all different “shot guns” out of Bionicles and Legos AND talking about “poop and pee” but I guess when this boy suggested that they “shoot this girl”, this girl being Tyler’s cousin then he doesn’t want anything to do with that game.
I was beaming with pride that Tyler was so caring and concerned for his cousin’s well being that he opted to tell me about that conversation and not to disregard it as just a game that kids play. And I have no doubt in my mind that he will stand up to any bullies in school if they dared to touch one tiniest hair on his brother’s head.
Today is Pass The Torch Tuesday, each week we celebrate a child who demonstrates the ability to being helpful, responsible, good, smart or all around a great kid. If you’d like to participate, head over to Kelly and get the banner code. We hope to hear stories from you and how a child has been empowered in your everyday life.
Yesterday, Tyler (my five-year-old-going-on-forty son) was playing with a neighbor’s son in the yard. They played all kinds of games, chasing each other around, hitting some balls, discussing their Bionicles and Star Wars toys. Until it was time for the boy to go home for dinner.
Tyler came up to me with this concerned expression on his adorable tanned face and said “Mommy, that boy is talking crazy!” I asked him “what do you mean he was talking crazy?” Tyler replied with the same expression “he said ’shoot that girl!’” I asked him who did he mean? Tyler replied exasperatedly “I told him that’s my cousin (she’s staying with us for a few days) and my brother and he started saying things like ‘poop and pee and shoot that girl!’ That’s crazy talk Mommy, and I don’t like it!”
Mind you, Tyler and his brother, Trent, play all kinds of shooting game and made all different “shot guns” out of Bionicles and Legos AND talking about “poop and pee” but I guess when this boy suggested that they “shoot this girl”, this girl being Tyler’s cousin then he doesn’t want anything to do with that game.
I was beaming with pride that Tyler was so caring and concerned for his cousin’s well being that he opted to tell me about that conversation and not to disregard it as just a game that kids play. And I have no doubt in my mind that he will stand up to any bullies in school if they dared to touch one tiniest hair on his brother’s head.
Yea for your son for standing up for his cousin. I was the oldest child in our family, but I always pretended like I had an older brother who would stand up for me at school. There was a situation in high school where my younger brother did stand up for me, and I was walking on air for days.
Awesome story! What an empowered young man! He’s the kind of kid that will stand up to bullies in the future. We need more young people like him in the world.
Good for him!!! He sounds like such a sweet boy.
wow. that is definitely deserving of a win! what a testament to your son and to your parenting!
“Poop and Pee”..that’s funny! Even grown men talk about that too.
It sounds to me as if Tyler is going to grow up to be the kind of young man we need in the world.
Go Tyler… Go Tyler…
I just love these moments of pride. And it’s a good thing you’ve documented it here because in a few years you’re going to dreaming of moments of pride!
What a great young MAN. You must be so proud!
I’ve decided to give all participants the Pass the Torch Award this week. I’m finding it very difficult to choose a winner because the stories are so excellent!
I’ve also featured you all in today’s post.
CONGRATULATIONS!!! You have so much to be proud of!
Wow, that is really great. One of my daughter’s playgroups were just talking about an issue of them experimenting with “excluding” a friend. None of the girls stood up for the excluded one…but they’re only 4… We all strive to teach our kids to do the right thing. However, if anyone messes with M’s brother, they’re in for a world of hurt.
That’s awesome! You should really be proud.