So recently my wifes niece has needed a bit of extra help watching her kids while she works. Most people would be glad to help out in this sort of situation, and we are no different. The different part is that we havent gotten to spend as much time with the kids as we would like, we visit when we are able, but life is very hectic and it gets hard. Well, this past week we got the opportunity to spend a LOT of time with these wonderful little monkeys, and it has been nothing short of awesome.
I will never have children of my own, I am blessed to have an amazing step child, however, said step child is 24 years old and we have the relationship that friends would have. He has a great father and I am not needed as a figure in any traditional sense…which is cool, because i can hang out with him and talk and just be my self (mostly) LOL.
Having said that, the current lot of children that we have been fortunate enough to spend time with have been having a bit of a hectic life since the wildfire, and given all of lifes little stresses , it has maybe taken a small toll on them. They have a great family, but they never really got a chance to see their auntie, or my self very often. After getting the chance to spend quite a bit of time with them as of late, we have gotten to see such a change in their little selves. So smiley and happy, they all get along very well, and they look forward to seeing us very much. It has been very satisfying and humbling to see or think that we have had any sort of positive impact on them, but I have been told that I am The young guys favorite uncle, and both the lil princesses adore their uncle and love to spend time with him.
Kids are amazing little creatures, and its very humbling to be any sort of impact on them, so please just remember folks, kids are a blank slate. they learn from us, they react to positivity, caring, understanding and kindness. There is no such thing as a bad kid, or a depressed kid or a mean kid. there are only kids that need direction sometimes, and other times….they just need some completely undivided attention. These kids were not lacking in anything, they have an amazing mom and a good life, but having auntie and uncle around certainly seemed to help bring some big smiles to some little faces
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