Over the years you can collect a lot of funny memorabilia, sayings, etc in your family that only mean something to you, those memories become priceless and even lifelong lessons.
One of these things has made me smile many times, its when my husband was taking me out on a date one evening and he told the children that he was going to dinner with the Queen, well the children had no trouble believing him as they knew that their Dad was English and growing up, on a school trip once, he had travelled to London to see the changing of the guard and hoping to
get a glimpse of the Queen, of course there was fits of laughter when they realised that on this occasion their Mum was the Queen. They loved this joke and it continued through the years.
I even heard them relaying it to their friends from time to time.
I see that not only do our children see and copy the annoying things that we do, they also copy the good things.
One night I was late home from a planning meeting for a Women's Retreat and one of the children, while not necessarily saying that they were proud of me would do other things to show it, so when I walked in the door at 11pm ,this 16 year old son greeted me with the music playing quietly, the candles lit and he had made me an apple pie. My heart rejoices when I see the beautiful things my husband has relayed to our sons. (He would like it to be established (16 yr old), Yes he loves to do nice things, and No, he is not gay! haha)
I keep this crown on our dining table to remind me that if I am raising Princes, I better act like a Queen.
I love the crown in the middle of the table. Its wonderful that he treats you like a Queen.
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