💡Dadhack #123—Think like a child to relate better to your children
Someone made a comment to me that everything is rainbows and unicorns to me.
Initially, it upset me. But after thinking about it I realized he was right.
✨The young don’t have a monopoly on imagination.
Thank God for it because reading only the news or talking about serious stuff makes me curmudgeony.
✨Amelia had trouble sleeping because of her brother making noise (she had a long week at school)
I hugged her tight and told her,
“Tonight you’re a caterpillar. I’m wrapping you tight into a cocoon. Tomorrow you will be able to fly like a butterfly. Maybe we will see a butterfly and say, ‘Is that Amelia?'”
🦋 She gave a sheepish grin and a tired laugh.
I could have easily got frustrated (it’s been a long week and I have failed in similar situations in the past).
🌈 But I think the Holy Spirit gave me patience and the ability to summon up silliness (who doesn’t like butterflies or find them calming?) to help her calm down.
Imagination isn’t merely child’s play or silliness. It’s living life open to the possibility of a higher reality—a world where anything is possible.
I did end up replying to that comment 👇
🦏🦄I do believe in real unicorns (rhinoceroses).
😊😂😆
How does imagination help you as a parent?
