INTERRUPTIONS.....

8/23/12…..by any other name is still disruptive.                                                  Consequences can follow.

Grandson Owen has been having a few transition difficulties into his kindergarten world---of listening, in particular. A very verbal, only child. A child in a world of adults who listen to him. A wonderful creative wordsmith, if you ask me.

 

A few weeks ago he explained the works of a volcano “erumption” to his mother. It included the description of the hot lava overflow that exploded and streamed forth after said “erumption.”

Earlier this week, Owen’s response to his mom’s, “How was your day?” was “I pulled three clips (warnings) and THEN I lost my Bumblebee from the hive.” (separation from the group is the consequence)

“What did you do to lose your clips?” Mom asked.

“I “erumpted” 3 times---2 times during circle time and  1 time during story. Then I had to sit out during recess."

Separated & only "watching" friends play

What life lessons can be learned in a kindergarten class. 

 This week’s interruptions were "erumptions" in Owen’s words---phonetically interruptions and eruptions all run together for him. And yet it was his inability to hold back that caused him to explode (erumpt) with his “important to him words”----thus interrupting (erumpting) the group, who did not see his words or excuses as more important than the teaching. Result separation from the group. 

Quiet time this morning had me “erumpting” God by rationalizing a truth about myself that I really did not want to face.

That, my friends, is an “erumption” of the highest order.

Separation from God can be the result---until it is confessed and dealt with---thus this blog.

Erumpting no more.