Sometimes...most times...the enjoyment of doing something is sharing in it with others. In this case, it's was with my granddaughter. 6 year old, Quinn, tried her hand at decorating her own 2 layer cake a few days ago. The fun (and challenge sometimes) was listening to her ideas for what that cake should look like when completed and in 'coaching' her in how to hold the bag, how to push out the frosting, how to set a leaf in place and not pull it away too fast and to let her do "her own thing!" I remember as a child the feeling of accomplishment when I could do my own thing...and it got pleasing looks from the adults in my life! It's hard not to just take over for them or to tell them how it "has" to be but we all need to remember that's it's MUCH more satisfying to your "helper" if we just step back and trust in them! And you know what else? They're ALWAYS much more capable than we give them credit for!! Quinn squirted out those flower stems and leaves with calculated thought and precision (the real fun is watching her work!). She had her own ideas of where those leaves needed to be on those stems. She didn't need me to instruct her in where to put them. I look back at this picture and get a little teary eyed...thinking with satisfaction that it was time well spent together and that she got some memorable feelings from it that will always stick with her!
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