My five year old is a sweetheart. She can be feisty, and loud and stubborn as hell, but her sweetness always shines through.
Over the weekend, we caved and got her something she has been begging for weeks.
BIRDS.
Meet Cookie (the girly bird) and the boy bird that is still unnamed, although the eight year old is hoping she’ll go with his choice of Ripjaw.
Who knew two little budgies would make her SO happy – the kid literally bounces with joy all day long. It’s kind of contagious.
Tonight, just before her bedtime, she passed me a little cue card she had cut up with the words, “I LOVE BIRD’S” on it. Yes, she had an apostrophe in there – she’s a character alright.
A couple minutes later, she grabbed it from my hands and said she had to fix it, and came back with this,
Awww, right?
I can’t begin to tell you how much those two little words she added, filled my heart with insane amounts of joy.
These are the moments of motherhood, that make the hard ones worth it – times ten.
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My son is obsessing about birds right now as well. He is begging for one but I don’t want any more pets. He has resorted to trying to catch a chickadee in our backyard. I don’t know how much longer I can hold out!
oh my heart. I just shed a tear. I would never get birds…but that little note would totally be worth it. Kids are so uninhibited…it’s awesome.
Exactly how I felt.
God I love that kid. I wish I could see her in person and hear the stuff that comes out of her. Unreal. <3
Thanks so much. She’s definitely a unique little person.
Ripjaw – where on earth did she come up with that name? I love birds & you, that is too cute, a note to definitely be saved!
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I have no idea where ripjaw came from but I’m guessing it’s some character in some show he loves to watch. She’s vetoed it several times but he’s hoping she’ll give in eventually.
I love her little note! That is so sweet. I am so anti-pet. Who knows, I may cave when the kids get older. I just don’t want to take care of one more thing that needs to eat, exercise or poop!
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I’m anti-pet too but these birds are really easy to take care of, and since I had birds as a kid, it wasn’t that much of a stretch. I would take birds over a fish any day.
Oh goodness, I would have melted right there! Such a sweet girl you have. And such pretty birds.
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Thanks Elaine.
awww! your budgies are sooo sweet looking! I’ve been thinking about getting some lately…we had some a while back..
Such a cute note from your kiddo too!
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Thanks!!
OMgosh I shed a tear. It really is amazing what a few little words can do to someone. I love that you got her birds too. My DS is begging for a cat…cat + toddler = something I don’t want to clean up.
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I seriously just ‘AWWWWWW’ed out loud. The little things mean so much! Adorable.
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