Ten Hours Reflection

Reflection 7 These next ten hours were filled with both positive and negative components. While I have always known that I want kids, it was these positives and negatives that reminded me why. Throughout these ten hours, there were tears and screaming but also smiles and giggles. The positives are what stick in my mind. Through all of that, I realized how excited I am to have children (not any time soon but eventually). Working with and being with kids is such a fulfilling job. I honestly could not see myself doing anything else. I think the best part is seeing the smile on their faces when I tell them how proud I am of them or what a good job they are doing. I love that just a little praise and support can go so far. I feel as though the more I encourage Alex and Emily the more confident they become. I look back to when Emily was scared to go in to deep water of the pool and I am amazed at how far she has come in such a short period of time. In less than

I have so much respect for parents that take their kids to the grocery store because that was one of the worst experiences I have had with the kids. I was beyond stressed out. I am not fond of going to the grocery store to begin with, let along bringing 2 kids along. There was so much to worry about while I was there. Alex and Emily wanted to ride on the sides of the cart and the store was packed with people. I felt like I was going to run into everything. The kids would block the aisles. I think I apologized to other shoppers at least fifteen times when we were there. I learned a lot about patience this day. I have always considered myself a patient person, but I never imagined how difficult it can be to bring kids with you. Patience is definitely important when you are working with kids. In my opinion it is probably the biggest thing to remember when spending any time with kids. I have to constantly remind myself to just breath and slow