Last Sunday, during the administration of the sacrament, Eva was having great difficulty with being reverent. She kept talking, I kept whispering to her to be quiet. Then she practically yelled out to the silent congregation, "It's too hard to be quiet!!" To my great embarrassment.
Yesterday, a member of our Primary presidency was giving a talk in sacrament meeting, and she reminded us of the lesson we were taught last week by "a member of our nursery". I can't even remember how she fit that into her talk now, because I was too busy being embarrassed all over again.
As we were leaving the chapel, our former bishop and his wife stopped me to tell me that they laughed about Eva's comment all through their Sunday dinner -- because it was so cute! Whaaaaat? I told them I was thrilled that they found it cute rather than annoying and embarrassing, as I did. They assured me that it was just an example of the wisdom of youth. I guess it's all a matter of perspective.
Monday, January 14, 2008
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It's totally a matter of perspective! I know if I was in your shoes, and I have been, I would be embarrassed as well, but remember most everyone else has been their before so their just getting a kick out of it. Too funny though. I wish I could have heard it myself.
This is such a cute story. I know I'd probably be slightly embarrassed as well, but laughing too.
What I love about this story is my 2 year old does some of the same things during Sacrament meeting too. We just switched to afternoon church, and it is like a switch went off in him. He is so full of energy I could barely keep him in the chapel yesterday. He just wants to run around and around the building and go outside.
It IS cute. When my kids do simliar things I have to remind myself that the only one not laughing is me. And maybe I should.
Give you and Eva a break. These moments only last for a short time. Most mothers sitting in sacrament meeting have gone through the same thing with one or more of their children. So we are not bothered by it when others are having their turn teaching their young ones how to sit still and be quiet.It is a long time to ask them to behave. Just don't be hard on your self. I am sure you are doing a great job.
Here is what has helped at different times.
Gum
Magna doodles
Desert book has the cutest paper dolls. That kept my girls quiet for half of Sacrament meeting. (They are 21 months apart.)There are not really paper, but made of wood and felt. Really cute!
A picture flip book with photos of family with a picture of Christ and temple's thrown in.
These are a few items I would bring in a special sunday bag. The Sunday bag was just that only used on Sunday's. On occasion I would use it to go visiting teaching or if I had a meeting. We still have a Sunday bag, only the items have changed.
Oh--the days of the Sunday Bag! I'm not going to lie; I sure don't miss them.
Okay, so that is really funny! I too, would probably be embarrassed initially, but I'm glad you could see it from a different perspective.
It's definitely a matter of perspective, and I think it's so cute. Eva is so articulate. She's right, as a 2.9 year old, it's too hard to be quiet!
I'm sorry you were embarrassed. Fortunately Eva is so cute, that almost everything she does comes of as adorable. As her mother, you can't see it, because you've seen her through her most un-cute moments. I would have been laughing if Kaitlin said something like that, but that probably isn't the best reaction. It's just encouragement, and oh, how she takes that encouragement. But that sad thing is, it's true. I find it hard to be quiet in church!
hee. Bella frequently yells out or screaches to the relatively silent congregation. It is never cute. SHe doesn't say funny things.
I'm always embarrassed when Lulu does crazy things during church, but laugh hysterically when someone else's kid does the same thing. I also always think it is so cute and funny, so why don't I think the same thing when my kid does it?
Jesse is right- at least it was something cute :).
Well, I thought it was charming. But I know I would have been mortified.
P.S. on the kitchen cabinets...I know it can be done faster...and I have friends who did it the short-cut way. My uncle just insisted that I "do it right" (which only means that we did it his way...
to last through the millenium" he said, but I still have a few chips here and there.) I think you really can do it any way you want...he was just a bit picky and I had no idea what I was doing so I just did as I was told!
When I read your first paragraph I was sure that Eva hadn't been as loud as you had felt she was. I guess I was wrong if people are talking to you about it a week later! It really is the kind of story that is cute as long as it is somebody else's child.
I actually had to give my 14 year old a talking to tonight about how she had embarassed me at YW's. You don't think it's cute at nursery age, trust me it is not cute at YW's age :(
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