I hope your Christmas was everything you hoped for.
We had a day full to the brim and spilling over with joy and I wish I had a snapshot of every minute.
It would make a best seller.
And the best chapter?
Tales from a Sixth Grade Life Coach.
Last week the twins came rushing through the door bursting with excitement.
I heard them long before they rounded the corner.
“Mom…..Mom…..MOM. You won’t believe what happened!” they said in unison.
This is a common conversation starter around our house.
Let’s be real. When you are twelve and in sixth grade you can never believe what happened.
Like never.
Ever.
I closed the computer and sat upright in the chair. I knew this was a discussion that would require my complete and undivided attention.
“Tell me,” I said. “Tell me everything.”
One of the twins rolled her eyes, “Mom. This is serious. Someone wrote a poem for her.”
“Really?” I said. A poem for your sister? That sounds exciting.” crossing my fingers that this was the appropriate response for a declaration of such magnitude.
The other twin blushed and shrugged her shoulders.
“Mom,” she said softly. “It was a beautiful poem. He wrote it on a note and had one of his friends hand it to me. He wrote it just for me. Can you believe it? A poem written just for me.”
My heart cracked just a little at the sweetness of it.
“Oh sweetheart,” I sighed. “That’s wonderful. How special. Can you read it to me?”
“Oh I don’t have to read it. I have it memorized,” she said with a smile.
And then….in a soft sweet voice she recited:
“Roses are red.
Violets are blue.
There’s no one
As beautiful as you.”
And as she finished, a worried look came over her face.
“But Mom….after I got the poem….he didn’t talk to me any more after that. And now everyone knows. What should I say?”
Before I could say anything, her sister spoke up. She looked at her twin with all the wisdom of a sixth grade life coach.
“Don’t worry about him. Don’t worry about any of them. I know he said he wrote it….but I’m pretty sure I’ve heard that poem before.”
Then she paused and smiled at her sister and blurted out the most reassuring thing she could think of…..“And who cares about him anyway?
….He probably just got it off the internet.”
PS The only thing better than having a twin sister….
…..is knowing she always has your back. 🙂
Awesome!
Your words prepared me for replies as my pretty granddaughter, Ava, prepares for first grade.
6th grade is tough! It's so nice that they have eachother! Cute story :-)
Love the story and the way they support each other. They must have good role models :-)
How sweet!
Sweet story! You are so very lucky to have twin girls. They will always be there for one another, so hold them close and enjoy every minute of their childhood. Take it from one who knows.
Your snow made it really look like Christmas, and how wise your daughter sounds - it's these, the small things that are so impactful to us. Did not know you had twins, my son and daughter-in-law are expecting identical twins middle of March.
Twins can be a hand full, but in this case, glad they have each other's back...
That is absolutely adorable!!!
Perfect! ;)
So sweet and your telling of it is wonderful:) What a gift you have and precious twins too!
How precious. And yes, 6th grade can be tough.
Wows! that's beautiful. Better keep an eye on that boy :)
Good goin' Sista!
LOL Oh, I love it! That's one of those "don't ever forget this" moments. So sweet!
What a keeper! Precious!
Haha! I teach 7th grade and totally feel you. I love middle schoolisms, they are so silly and resilient! Great story :)
Ahh...what a sweet story. I look forward to many more stories in 2015 from you, that make me laugh and touch my heart.
Karianne, Lil stinkers! Christine
I love finding you each day and seeing what God has put on your heart.... Happy New Year 2015
Such a sweet story. My twin grandkids (boy & girl) are usually very protective of each other except when they are playing a game. :)
How Adorable! So wonderful to know somethings in life never change. Puppy Love.....like the song Donny Osmond use to sing back in my day! Well maybe...not that serious.....but so ever the sweetest anyway! What A Beautiful Family You Have!
That is so, so wonderful.
So Sweet. How is it that we loose this sixth grade view of life so soon? I hope they always have each others back, even if they disagree, all their life's. Happy 2015.. Barbara Ann etsy.com /shop/ barbaraannscreations
LOL, one day they are going to get you for sharing this with the world.
That is so sweet! Sounds like she has a bit of her Mom in her!
That's such a sweet story.
sooo seriously funny..........and I'm still laughing!!!!