How to nourish my dear son...

[JC2021]

My son is so intuitive, sensitive and a beautiful old soul, he will be 3 in October..! He amazes me with the things he remembers and the music he likes..

For example Dom McClean Starry night - he says "mama, this is beautiful"...

Omg heart melts.. I'm not just saying this, but he isn't your average 3 year old.. (at times he certainly is!) but I mean his general level of awareness.

At times I'm quite gobsmacked..

He is wonderful and so kind..

How do I nourish this old soul? Ensure he is understood in settings when I'm not there?

Aw you are smitten! That's ok

Oh bless you Op. We all feel our child is the most amazing, until we realise that they are only the most amazing to us.

People telling you he seems advanced - everyone says that about other people's children either a) to be kind and b) to be polite because the parent or GP has said it first.

And you won't have noticed these things with other people's children because they aren't yours.... of course we feel differently about our own children. So just as you feel yours is special, other people feel the same about theirs (or they realise it for what it is). The sooner you realise that ALL babies are wonderful miracles and something to be truly grateful for, the better. Otherwise you risk bringing up a child who thinks they are better than everyone else - and that wouldn't make them a popular person.

@5128gap. And I'm sure you've been looking out for your son (as any good mother would) by seeing off any 'unworthy' contenders . They might be taller than you but they're still your little boy and need to be looked after properly!

My DS1 aged 3yrs started to decorate my lounge. Who knew that a 3yr old could strip wallpaper off the wall while singing 'wind the bobbin up' (I was in the kitchen making a cup of tea) He's 22 now. I've not let him forget. He's still my PFB!

Fake

My pfb was a kind and loving soul. Then he became a teenager...

Lol

Meanwhile my ds is the spawn of satan, how do I nourish him ??

@HailAdrian

Meanwhile my ds is the spawn of satan, how do I nourish him ??

With the souls of the unworthy. HTH! 😄

My son grew up often sounding older than his age........because he had a learning disability, asd and a gap between the two halves of his brain. He often parroted what other people (adults) said in certain situations!

He astounded people with his photographic memory, yet his verbal memory was non-existent. (He's an adult now and I'm very proud of him)

Maybe your son heard you say that Starry Night is beautiful #justsaying

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"Maybe your son heard you say that Starry Night is beautiful."

Indeed. My five year old announced the other day that "Mosquitoes were a bloody nuisance!" It's not as poetic as Don, admittedly.

I know a 7 year old kid who plays the violin, and moves himself to tears by his own playing every time.

99% of 7yos playing the violin will move most listeners to tears every time.

I’ve seen quite a few of your threads OP. Haven’t you posted numerous times about not wanting to send your DS to nursery as your worried he won’t be treated right or that he’s anxious? I can’t quite remember 🤔

@PinkFootstool

Take him to the Sistine Chapel?

DoN McLean. Whatever happened to using lovely words such as 'astonished' instead of the incredibly ugly 'gobsmacked? You need to up your game with a child as intelligent as yours, OP!

Tell him to be careful

Probably around Easter in about 31 years time