My Little Habit-Breakers

My children never cease to impress me!

For a good chunk of Madison's life, she's been a nail biter. There are worse habits a child can have, but this one struck a nerve with me. You see, I too, am a recovering nail biter. And I remember feeling very self-conscious of my hands as a child. I didn't and don't want Madison to feel that way. So I shared my story with her; I told her of my embarassment of my short, non-pretty nails, and my struggle to quit biting them. Only when I realized that when they were long, they sounded really cool when I drummed my fingers, was I finally able to quit ;D.

Madison must've taken my sob story to heart, because now her nails are longer than most almost-six year old girls can grow them! Now, I don't really care if Madison's nails are long, short, backwards, upside-down or sideways. If she's happy, I'm happy. But I can't tell you how proud I am that she was able to kick a habit that some people struggle with for years, all on her own!

As for Malachi, he's had a "lithp" since he could talk! Have you met his brother and "thithter", Mathiath and Madithon?

At Mal's 4 year check up, I mentioned my concern for his speech impediment to his doctor, whose wife happens to have a degree in speech therapy. He recommended that we bring it to Malachi's attention (again) and try to encourage him to ssstressss his ssssses. That was five months ago, and today Malachi can say "Mississippi" correctly without even thinking about it!

I know I'm their mother, and I "have" to say this, but "My kids can do anything they put their minds to!"