I was tidying up the house earlier this week, and came across what appeared to be my 11-year-old’s journal. I decided to take a peek, aided by the opinion that 11-year-olds have no rights to privacy from their mothers.
It turned out to be a picture journal.
The drawings were mostly childish “brainstorm” non-sense sessions, but six illustrations titled “Reflective Activity Art” captivated my attention.
Picture 1:Child received a C- at school…yikes!!
Picture 2: Child arrived home, and hesitated before a huge heavy door.
Picture 3: Child showed Mom the C- paper, and Mom instantly freaked out.
Picture 4: Mom was about to initiate a yelling session, but the child ran away. (See the three lines…that’s the dust from the child running away quickly)
Picture 5: Angry mom stomped upstairs to go after the child.
Picture 6: Mom tracked down the child in a room, shut the door behind her, then barked furiously at the child to protest the C-.
Wow…I found myself reflecting deeply on these drawings for quite some time. I learned so much about myself through my child’s eyes from these six simple pictures.
And I hope my children also learned to never bring home another C-!!!
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