The adventure of today.....

So today's adventure with Taegyn was quite interesting.....I threw away some blueberries that were going bad...(I can tell you all know where I might be going with this...) and Taegyn LOVES blueberries...well needless to say I ran upstairs and had to check something on the computer, I thought he would be fine, little did I know that he would find the blueberries in the trash, eat a few and then dump the rest out, but he didn't stop there my fine friends....after he spilled them out, he decided to squish and stomp on them ALL! I came downstairs to a blueberry mess(I was gone for maybe 5 min by the way...). At first I found myself wanting to get mad because of the mess, and then I realized, other than taking a moment to teach Taegyn to not take things out of the trash, that he was being very innocent, the blueberries were on the very top of the trash and in his mind there for the taking, and he likes to eat them, I realized he was just being a baby boy, and that he wouldn't understand why I was mad at him because I feed him those almost every morning....so instead I picked them all up, (I had him help me) we went over to the trash and I told him to not take things out, and then when he went down for a nap I shampooed the carpets to get most of the stains out....Now for my lesson of the day....messes are messes and they just aren't worth the tender little feelings of our dear children, I am not saying that Taegyn doesn't sit in time-out for somethings and that boundries and rules aren't important, but teaching Taegyn to not take things out of the trash did not have to include me yelling at him for making a mess, I could let it go, teach him how to pick up with me, and teach him that we don't take things out of the trash in a loving way that he understood, and I walked away with yes maybe a little more work for the day, but ultimately feeling great about how I handled squished blueberries all over the place, I have hurt Taegyn's feelings before with sharp words....let me tell ya' right now folks...it's not worth it and today I was so grateful for the opportunity to teach Taegyn in a different way, and I may have to do it over and over again, but I prefer that way instead of yelling over and over again....at least some food for thought for me today!! I love that Taegyn is my constant teacher...:)