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The Best Compliments I Have Received From My Family

I was reflecting a few days ago on how blessed I have been in my life.  God has given me a terrific family, and I try really hard not to take them for granted.  I also realized that I have heard some terrific things from them over the years.  I pray that you get to hear this kind of stuff from your own loved ones.

 

COMPLIMENT #1

"You have become the man that I always knew you could be when we first met."

My wife said this to me a few months ago.  WOW!  I don't know any husbands who wouldn't enjoy hearing that.  I would be lying if I said that it made me blush, but it did make me feel truly happy and thankful.  My wife and I met when I was 20 years old - I had just finished my junior year of college.  We've been together almost half of my life.  Clearly, I have changed since those heady days, and I'm pleased that it is apparently for the better. 

 

COMPLIMENT #2

"You are just like Grandpa.  Your parenting skills are exquisite."

I've heard this from my mom a handful of times, and it never fails to make me smile.  I have written here about my grandfather before in one of my all-time favorite posts: What makes a man a real man? Lessons from my Grandpa.  He was a very special man - he loved deeply, and he wasn't afraid to let it show.  He taught me how to be a father.  To think that I am like him is highly flattering.

 

COMPLIMENT #3

"You are the best dad in the world."

I have heard this from three of my four children, and the other one can't talk yet.  :)  Who am I to argue with their airtight logic? 

 

COMPLIMENT #4

"I love you, (Dad/Jason/Son)."

Having lost a host of relatives and friends and having mourned each of them, I can state with confidence that there are few things more important than telling others that you love them.  I have no fear when it comes to expressing this, because I never want to die leaving anything unsaid or leaving any of my family wondering about my feelings.  I tell my kids and my wife that I love them daily, usually several times.  My kids know without a doubt that I love them unconditionally (which is the only real love around, in my opinion). 

There is an appropriate song that just came to mind from the movie "The Bucket List".  Enjoy!

 

 

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29 comments • Jason Crouch, Broker - Austin Texas Real Estate (512-796-7653) • August 03 2009 06:16PM

Cute Stuff from our 3-Year Old

Abby, our three-year-old daughter, is ridiculously cute.  If she had her way, she would spend most of the day cuddling our newborn baby girl, petting and kissing her head. 

I have had a bunch of people ask me, "Is your toddler jealous?" and I have to laugh, because that has never crossed her mind.  Instead, she likes to come up with new nicknames for Jenny (Genevieve), including:

  • Jen Jen or Jenner - kinda obvious
  • Gingerbread - I like this one!
  • Sugar Baby Strawberry - This is my personal favorite

Then, she forayed into "just plain odd" nickname territory, with these gems:

"Mama, can I call the baby 'ointment'?"

"Can I call her 'books'?"

Now it was clear that she was just looking around the room at random objects. 

Another fun new trend for Abby is her cool new lingo, which mainly involves dropping the last syllable or word in a sentence, such as, "I don't want!" or "I am thirst." (seems a bit profound now that I see it written), or "I love Sugar Babe Strawb!" (see above for explanation on this one). 

One of my jobs as a dad is to get our three older kids to bed each night since my wife is taking care of the baby, which usually includes storytime as well.  Abby is about 5 years younger than our oldest daughter, so she gets her own special time with me before I get the big kids headed off to brush their teeth, etc.

The other night, just after I turned off the overhead light, Abby said, "I wanna talk."

"Okay, sweetie, what do you want to talk about?"

"What CAN we talk about, Dad?"

I could tell that this was going to be an interesting conversation.

"Well, would you like to talk about kitty cats?"

"No."

"Puppies?"

"No."

"Monkeys?"

"No."

"Clouds?"

"No."

I went through at least 50-75 possible topics with her, including every member of our immediate and extended family, different types of weather, TV shows, with a few silly items thrown in for good measure, and I was starting to wind down:

"Sunshine?"

"No, dad."

"Unicorns?"

"Nope."

"Rainbows?"

"YES!  Tell me a story about rainbows, dad."

So I did. 

She loved it, then she fell asleep in about 25 seconds flat.

I love my life.

 

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21 comments • Jason Crouch, Broker - Austin Texas Real Estate (512-796-7653) • June 27 2009 09:27PM