Put Your Sh*t on the Fridge!

Ok parents, go look at your fridge! How many little tokens of your amazing children reside on that vertical surface? cute little drawings? Yes, Timmy knows we have fingers and he calls them phalanges! so what if he only drew three on each hand,  so adorable.  Or the photo of that smile with the missing tooth and the one next to it coming in at an odd angle? could they be any cuter and so precocious to lose their teeth just when they couldn't get any cuter?  We put these accomplishments on our fridge, in the heart of the home to show our children we are proud of them.  And we are so proud and we want them to be proud of themselves.
Now go look again, what is up there that is yours? a bill? a reminder? the grocery list? are these things you are proud of?  Why don't we put OUR sh*t on the fridge?  Every year I get a contract to sign for a year of employment and it hit me....why don't I put THAT on the fridge? hey, I have a job that pays for this house and the food in this fridge for another year! (school year not the calendar year, that's always the case if you are talking to a teacher....The new year is in August, not January) I'm more proud of that than my DMV renewal.  I want to teach my kids to be proud of themselves and grateful for what they have, so I'm gonna lead by example, I'm gonna put my sh*t on the fridge! My contract (yah folded so it doesn't announce my teacher pay to anyone who comes over, I'll redact that info).  My school photos, yes teachers get them EVERY year. too...yay...and that kind thank you note or word of encouragement someone sent me, I'm gonna put that up there too!  We are parents, and we are real people, and we teach our children by example, let's show them to still be proud as an adult, to appreciate what we have, now go buy some extra magnets and put your sh*t on the fridge!

-Lo

What a good thought. Sometimes I freak out if anything is on my fridge but you know what! I am going to put stuff up now! Love, Ro