My BackSeat Boys: beautiful on the inside

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

beautiful on the inside

A couple of years ago Mason and I were standing in line at the Starbucks behind a lady that was noticeably overweight. I looked down at Mason (he was about 5) and I was hoping he would not comment out loud. He didn't, but he was watching her. When we got in the car, I said "people come in all different sizes, don't they?" and he says "yep and God loves us all the same." I said,"that's right and how do you know this?" Mason says "well, God loves our insides, not our outsides" I say "yes, because we can all be beautiful on the inside" Mason says "yes, even if you;re tall or fat or in a wheelchair or even if you get bit by a spider and your leg rots off, you can still be beautiful on the inside!"

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Mason & Levi's House Rules
(December 2005 - 5 & 3 years old)

no talking about private parts
no touching someone else’s private parts (defined as parts that you use to go to the bathroom or those places you cover up with clothes when visitors come over)
no eating naked…underwear must be on
no running around glass stuff
no saying mean words
no talking mean to your parents
no arguing with your parents
ask for your parent’s permission to do do things that are bad for your teeth…like candy
no standing in chairs…sit on your bottom
don’t play with scissors or knives
don’t sneak candy
take off shoes when we come inside
put our coats in the closet
no whining about bedtime
no sneaking out of bed after you get tucked in
don’t sleep with a dad, brother, sister or mom when they are sick
don’t cough on people because you’ll spread germs
never say the word hate
you can clean your room even if your mom and dad don’t tell you to
no screaming in public
no touching things when you are in a store
no hitting, no kicking
don’t kill worms, they help the plants grow
no peeing or pooping on each other
no eating on the couch…eat in sunroom over your plate
do what mom says the first time she says it
clean up messes that you make
flush the toilet
wash your hands after you pee…and don’t lie about washing your hands
make sure your pee goes into the toilet and not on the wall
don’t throw things at your parents, especially in the car
don’t talk to strangers
no shaking naked booty at people
no opening the outside door by yourself
no drinking out of the milk jug…and don’t sneak it
no using karate on your little brother
don’t take stuff from your brother
no decorating walls with paint without permission
no jumping on couch
give hugs and kisses to each other when we leave