Comments on: A Cup of Tea

By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 03:49:05 +0000

What memories this brings back. My daughter went through a period when she was about 7 where she loved to play “shoe store”. We made a sign with the name of the store and its hours, we put prices on several pairs of shoes and set up shop. She even had a toy cash register. She loved the game. I however, have always been a busy body, always wanting to get things accomplished. Because of this, I did not spend the time with her playing “shoe store” that I now wish with all my heart I would have. My daughter is now 15 and of course, doesn’t want to play “shoe store” anymore. There are other things too that she really got into. Playing waitress, complete with apron, making up menus, prices, and fake money. She was also into “tea time” and pretty tea cups at about 11 years old. I still had not learned my lesson. Again, I did not put the time into those things that I now wish I had. At those times, I felt like she would never grow out of it and that there would always be “another time” to play those games. But I was wrong. I turned and my daughter had grown. I had missed my opportunities- and I will never get them back, not in those same ways. I am glad to see not everyone suffers from my “busy bodyness”. My heart breaks when I think of those times. I just hope that I am not currently missing similar opportunities at this point in her life. We have them for such a short while although at the time it seems like it will last forever.

By: Jo

Jo — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 09:16:01 +0000

I used to be very cautious as not to allow any of the breakable or the expensive things to be at the reach of my kids.Infact I would even scold them if they try to reach it.Thank you very much for reminding me that I wont take the things to heaven.

By: Michele Lumsden

Michele Lumsden — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:15:46 +0000

My 4 year old daughter has been asking me for several weeks if we could have a tea party with my grandmother’s china, that is carefully place on the top shelf and out of reach of little hands. Thanks for reminding me that I won’t be taking it to Heaven. We’ll be having a tea party tomorrow

By: Elizabeth DuVall

Elizabeth DuVall — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:10:15 +0000

This really struck home for me. My daughter is not great at math. While homeschooling her it was my habit to let her slide on this or that because it was so hard for her and I didn’t want her to get discouraged. My husband has a different perspective. He says if its harder for her then she’ll just have to work harder. She has learned so much more under his teaching than under mine. It goes back to not proclaiming their future because of their present. Thank you.