The Case of the Unfound Easter Egg

A friend of mine posted something on her Facebook page earlier today that made me smile, laugh, and nod my head in agreement, because I could totally relate. Here’s what it said:

If you're not miscounting the eggs you hide and finding some the year after, are you really even doing it right?

Oh, can I ever relate! When we moved off the farm—the home where we raised our kids and had twenty-three egg hunts—I am not ashamed or embarrassed to admit that while digging up starts of plants to take with me and taking some special rocks for my new flower beds (don’t judge me), and when I was walking around in the pasture that butted up against the back yard, I found a few plastic eggs with the candy still inside. Some of it was ‘only’ a few weeks old, but some of it was obviously older…a LOT older. 

Come on, you know what I’m talking about. You’ve had your share of leftover eggs. And if we’re really being honest, I bet you also have to admit that (like me) you’ve also come across a Christmas gift or two you never gave because you either forgot you bought it or couldn’t remember where you hid it. 

Hey, we’re only human. Besides, what’s a few missing eggs and a sweater nobody really wanted anyway? Better those things than your kids, right 

I say this because there are a lot of kids ‘out there’ who feel like a forgotten egg or misplaced present. They feel overlooked, misunderstood, unheard, and unloved. These kids aren’t necessarily dirty, underfed, and undisciplined. The kids who feel forgotten are just as apt to be dressed in the latest and greatest, have a full schedule of extra-curricular activities, and have more social media friends than whole student body in their school. One of them may even be living in your house. 

What I’m saying is that when it comes to your kids, you can’t misplace their tender hearts and minds. You can’t forget how much they need you—even when they try to hide themselves from you during their teenage years. You need to know where your kids are (physically and emotionally), who they’re with, and what they’re doing. Talk to them. Listen to them. Be a consistent and positive presence in their lives. Teach them. Discipline them. Love them.

Love,
Momma D
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