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You know you have super children when… ( a cheerful thread)

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olympicsrock · 04/12/2024 07:48

They don’t take the last of the milk and save it for mum’s morning cup of tea because they know you love the first cup of tea of the day .

I was touched by my kind boys this morning aged 13 and 9. Any more to share today?

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evtheria · 04/12/2024 19:23

I have so enjoyed reading the thread and felt really guilty I could not remember a single one of the many, surprising and little lovely things my DS does.

But then today after school he came out with his classmates, everyone munching away at some sweets a teacher had given out as a reward. I teasingly asked if he'd quickly eaten his before I I had a chance to take them off him 'for only after your dinner'. He laughed... but when we got to our street he pulled a small roll of parmaviolets out of his pocket and said 'I saved them for you!' I love parmaviolets 🥹 and so does he! He won't even take half of them, but I'll sneak some into his lunchbox.

FluffyDiplodocus · 04/12/2024 19:32

My kids are 8 and 6. They are pretty close, DD is super supportive of her brother who’s autistic. Anyway, my DD went away on a Brownies camp. DS missed her, so he saved her half a cake ready for when she came back. It turned out that at the Brownies camp they had a little shop and DD had spent some of her spending money on a bag of sweets as a present for DS.

I cried whilst they ate their treats from each other 😭

JawsCushion · 04/12/2024 19:35

...they know you're not eating so send you a lovely cream tea to remind you that eating can be enjoyable.

...they send you flowers on chocolates on your divorce and say what a brilliant mum you are.

...when they travel hours just to be there for your birthday as they've never ever missed one.

so so many.

bakewellbride · 04/12/2024 19:35

Oh wow that's so nice!

My friends 3 year old was taken to a corner shop with his money and told he could choose whatever he wanted - toy, comic etc. Without any prompting he said he wanted to buy 'flowers for mummy!'

My kids tell me I'm beautiful. They're only 6 and 2.

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olympicsrock · 04/12/2024 23:01

Gotabadfeelingaboutthis · 04/12/2024 12:47

I've been really poorly recently, the other morning I woke up and realised we were late up for school. I rushed downstairs to find my 7 year old already down there but she had deliberately not woken me as she knew I needed rest. She had got herself dressed, brushed her hair, made and eaten her breakfast, done her homework, packed her school bag, and then "I saw it was waiting so I folded the 2 bags of clean washing to go away too". Honestly I could have cried at the relief of not being late, and just the sheer kindness, I am so proud of her.

Wow that is one pretty incredible child!

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Sandytoesandcrabs · 04/12/2024 23:28

My D19 bought me a Yankee candle advent calendar just because

chocolaterevels · 05/12/2024 08:41

olympicsrock · 04/12/2024 07:48

They don’t take the last of the milk and save it for mum’s morning cup of tea because they know you love the first cup of tea of the day .

I was touched by my kind boys this morning aged 13 and 9. Any more to share today?

That is the stuff of dreams. So thoughtful!

Introvert80 · 19/02/2026 23:33

shellyleppard · 04/12/2024 08:26

@leia24 yep then they expect you to play hunt the puke!! 🤢🤣🤣

Which is preferable to hunt the poo 😄😄

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