"Look it up" Growing up we owned an encyclopedia. It was my Google. If it was out of date I guess I wouldn't have known the difference and I guarantee I didn't lose any sleep over it. I enjoyed looking at pictures and reading small articles about random things. Maybe I was a total nerd and didn't know it but I loved to sit and look through that crazy set of books! If I had a question or needed to know how to spell something, I distinctly remember my mom saying, go "look it up." I honestly can't remember a time she gave me an answer. I do remember being frustrated with her sometimes and knowing that she knew the answer. I do remember flipping through the dictionary to spell a word my mom could have easily spelled for me. It's that "for me" part that I'm conscience of now that I'm a momma. She didn't do things "for me." Clearly she knew I was capable of doing more than I wanted to do. Clearly she knew doing things "for me" wouldn't help me grow or learn. I learned early on that answers to my questions came from resources, not just people. ...Or maybe she was just a lazy mom. Either way, it was a win for me in the long run and in today's crazy-paced-super-judgemental-world-of-momma-hood...I'll take that lazy approach on purpose any day. My kids resources look very different today than they did for me, but information is still readily available...even more available...we just need to "look it up." Now...back to 6th grade homework.
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