Thursday, April 12, 2012

Listen to the Little Stuff

Listen earnestly to anything your children want to tell you, no matter what. If you don't listen eagerly to the little stuff when they are little, they won't tell you the big stuff when they are big, because to them all of it has always been big stuff. 
~Catherine M. Wallace~

© Catherine M. Wallace, 2001


** to read her essay "Seven Don'ts Every Parent Should Do," and excerpts from her books, see www.catherinemwallace.com
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22 comments:

  1. LOVE this quote! Such an important reminder. I printed it out and hung it on my fridge. Thanks for sharing!

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    1. That made me happy that's in hanging in your home - it's such a great quote isn't it, thanks for stopping by my blog:)

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  2. Thank you so much for sharing.... I've always felt this way but I never found the words that were quite right! I will be printing, framing and hanging on my wall in the livingroom.... Thank you :)

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    1. You're welcome. It will print out to a 5x7, but you can always open it in a word doc and resize it. Don't you just love being a mom:)

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  3. Thank you! This is now hanging where I can see it often!

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  4. The importance of stay at home Moms in our society is underrated. Moms who have the opportunity to stay home and raise their children are blessed indeed. The rewards are many and will become more evident as they grow into happy, well adjusted, loving people.

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  5. Over the last few weeks my life has been crazy and I realize I have let this very important privilege slip, thanks for the reminder x

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  6. I love this quote. It's spot on. And a good reminder too - EVERYTHING matters to my three year old and I need to keep reminding myself of that! I have linked to this from my blip yesterday - http://www.blipfoto.com/entry/1941952, and I'm just about to print it out :) I hope you don't mind! xx

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  7. I like this quote very much. I've featured it, and a link to your blog, on my "News of the Day" today.

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  8. I've never seen this in print before, but it's something I believe in and have done since my daughter was first beginning to talk. How very true!

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  9. This is such a great quote! We get so busy that you just disregard the little things sometimes, so this would be a great reminder. Hmm, I think I'm going to put this up in my office.

    http://chitownandallaround.blogspot.com/

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  10. What a great reminder! My sons always want me to listen to them, "let me talk" is what the oldest says. So, so important!

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  11. Would you consider putting this one up in your etsy store? I would buy it. :)
    -Jen

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    1. Wonderful post to all parents. Listen to our children. Always challenging at times however patience, kindness, love and god...

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  13. Hi - I just wanted to point something out to you, a website seems to have used your lovely image but taken your blog off it! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=515633745143111&set=a.125582530814903.9461.120371441336012&type=3&theater. I only noticed this funnily enough because I had been admiring your image myself on Pinterest only yesterday and then I saw that they had posted it but without your blog which I thought was not fair.
    Kind regards
    Jill

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    1. Thanks so much for looking out for me Jill:) I've contacted them and hopefully they will modify it:)

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  14. I love this! SO needed to see this today when I am home sick from church. Want to print but can't get it to:( Could you let me know how I go about printing it. Thanks!

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  15. Thank you for sharing! I'm printing this for my nightstand so it reminds me first and last thing each day!

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  16. I just shared this on our Facebook page. We are a Lutheran ministry which equips congregations to prevent child sexual exploitation. Great quote!

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  17. My grandmother told me to listen, when my son was born and so I did. I laughed at jokes and soothed hurt feelings and when he was 15 he came to me and said, I want to be popular but the guys want to go out tomorrow night and I'm supposed to say we're just getting pizza, but they plan to drink and it just feels wrong. What can I do, though? I said that's easy. You're grounded for the weekend. You can't go. And you can tell them what a rotten mother I am for keeping you from going tomorrow. It took a minute to sink in but then he grinned and ran for the phone. Friday night instead of going out drinking, he made fudge with his mom. Sunday morning the picture and the story were in the paper. All six of the boys in that car had been beheaded when the drunk driver veered off the road and went through the fairground fence. My son and I spent a long time hugging that Sunday. I listened. He talked. He lived.

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