Something lighter to add:
My kids have taken to purposely falling down the stairs, and jumping down the stairs.

Now here is something that may be shocking. I let them. I have them move their toys out of the way, do it one at a time and be smart about it. So far only some crying from being scared thank God.

My son, its so impressive, his death defying maneuvers on the stairs have taught him how to fall properly. Better now than when his bones and joints are solid. He fell, rolled from wrist to arm to back to legs and stood up.

His trust is through the roof. He likes to stand near a ledge and fall in to my arms. Well, I was near said ledge but was paying attention to my daughter and his happy feet pitter patter rapidly to the ledge, and over. Its like time slowed down and I caught him before he learned his father is fallible.

My daughter, well she likes to see how high she can jump from. No idea why but I did this too as a kid. Probably why my knees sound like rice crispies. She has temporarily accepted her own reasonable limits.

My daughter also talked about how she cant marry her brother, because he's her brother and she's relieved because he was being whiny. My laughter slipped. It was hilarious. Now she is encouraged to say this stuff again.


H37, W37
D4, S2
ILYBNILWY 9/19
BD 9/19
EA discovered 10/19
Currently in limbo, no D or S process initiated