Caleb is obsessed. Obsessed with tractors. I made the huge mistake of getting a John Deere tractor movie at the library, and now he wants to watch it 5 times a day. All he does is play with tractors, and talk about wheels falling off, and chisel plowing, and planting seeds, and combining corn. He really does say all of these things probably 25 times throughout the day. He wakes up thinking about tractors and goes to bed thinking about tractors. What have we done?! Is this obsession going to pass? Or will he forever be in love with all things tractor? He may not know letters or colors when he goes to school, but he'll definetly know how to fix your tractor or plant seeds. Just ask. He'll be happy to tell you about it. Or don't ask. He'll tell you anyways.
With regards to his obsession, I got this quote yesterday. It's pretty fitting. I won't discourage his interest. It will probably change at some point, but the quote serves as a good reminder to me. I can't change the person he is, but I can encourage and respect him; no matter if I wish he was more interested in real life applications. :)
"Far too often we spend most of our time pulling weeds in the garden of our children’s lives instead of fertilizing the flowers.”
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