Not too old to Learn!

Each time we have a new foster child I learn something new about my kids, people in different countries, and myself.
I have learned that my kids can be very competitive when it comes to having kids around who are their age. There is a clear pecking order in our house because of the ages of the kids. This has been established and is set in stone. The kids understand this order and just go with it. When you add another one into the middle of that order things can get a little tricky. They compete over who is loudest, who is the fastest, who can be first, who can eat the most and who can get the last helping of food. This is exhausting to me! Birth order is apparently a powerful thing and around here it is chaotic when it is messed up!
I already knew that different cultures have different values, but sometimes I forget. I have had to remind our new child that toilet paper does not go in the trash can. It can in fact be flushed down the toilet. I will confess that after chasing t…
I have learned that my kids can be very competitive when it comes to having kids around who are their age. There is a clear pecking order in our house because of the ages of the kids. This has been established and is set in stone. The kids understand this order and just go with it. When you add another one into the middle of that order things can get a little tricky. They compete over who is loudest, who is the fastest, who can be first, who can eat the most and who can get the last helping of food. This is exhausting to me! Birth order is apparently a powerful thing and around here it is chaotic when it is messed up!
I already knew that different cultures have different values, but sometimes I forget. I have had to remind our new child that toilet paper does not go in the trash can. It can in fact be flushed down the toilet. I will confess that after chasing t…