• Home
  • About Me
  • PR Friendly
    • Site Statistics
  • Copyright, Disclosure & Privacy Policy
  • Home
  • About Me
  • Kid Crafts
    • Valentine’s Day Crafts & Activities
    • Easter Crafts & Activities
    • Summer Crafts & Activities
    • Halloween Activities & Crafts
    • Thanksgiving Crafts
    • Christmas Crafts & Activities
  • Dr. Seuss Activities
  • STEM Activities
  • Games for Kids
    • Shark Games for Kids
  • Shop

A Moment to Remember

October 15, 2013 by OneMommy

 

 

I stepped out the garage door in time to see her twisting lug nuts off the rear left tire.  “I’m helping Daddy!” she announced proudly.

At first I wasn’t real sure that her daddy knew the 6 year-old was “helping,” but he soon appeared from the other side of the truck and told her she was doing a good job.

As she struggled to pull the tire off by herself, I stepped over to help her.

I guess my technique wasn’t up to par, because she was soon telling me to get a better hold of it.  “Don’t worry, Mommy, it’s just grease.  It will wash off,” she assured me.  parenting moment to remember When the little girl who dresses in tutus to rake leaves and has to have her clothes match just so tells you that, you just have to roll up your sleeves and get the job done right.

Once the tire was off she started rolling it over to its new position, proud as she could be.

 

My favorite moment was when her little brother came out and wanted to help roll it.  Somehow it got away from them and started racing down the little hill next to our driveway, crashing into the tree line, while they both ran as fast as they could to try to catch it.   The 3 of us rolled it back up the hill, and I found myself wishing I had the video camera out.

Back to work, my princess, with her grease-covered hands, took her job very seriously as she finger-tightened each and every lug nut for all four tires.parenting moment to remember

 

She was right, the grease did wash off.  But the memory of my daughter helping Daddy rotate the tires, THAT is going to be something her daddy and I remember for a long, long time.

 

 

Do you have a recent parenting moment you want to remember?  I’d love to hear about it!

Filed Under: Mommy Moments Tagged With: daughter, parenting

Comments

  1. Michelle says

    October 16, 2013 at 9:31 am

    Thats soo awesome!! I wish I knew how to rotate a tire! 🙂 This post is great this reminds of a similiar story about my daughter, that I forgot about till now, you made my day! 🙂 Michelle

    • OneMommy says

      October 16, 2013 at 1:10 pm

      They seem to grow up so fast sometimes! Can’t believe she was actually helping rotate tires!

  2. Chris Carter says

    October 16, 2013 at 11:09 pm

    Oh that is just TOO cute!! Love that story… 🙂

    • OneMommy says

      October 18, 2013 at 5:13 pm

      Some days they just make you smile. 🙂

      Hope you are getting a few smiles this week!

  3. Shell says

    October 17, 2013 at 11:06 am

    What a sweet moment!

  4. Donna DM Yates says

    October 17, 2013 at 1:27 pm

    Just so sweet. She is quite the perfectionist.

  5. lee aldrich says

    October 19, 2013 at 1:08 pm

    Fabulous! Get that girl her own little tool box with a few real tools – it’s never to soon to start encouraging talent, whatever form that takes. Speaking as a woman who has learned to fix many things on my own, it’s a huge sense of accomplishment to fix/build it and it works. Great story and what a wonderful bonding time with daddy and daughter! (BTW – found you on Sharefest!)

    • OneMommy says

      October 22, 2013 at 9:54 pm

      I was just thinking of the real tools the other day when I saw a little pink set. 🙂 They may wind up under the tree from Daddy!

  6. Embracing The Good Life says

    October 19, 2013 at 2:01 pm

    That is a very precious family memory. I love to capture as much as I can in pictures and video but sometimes it’s nice to just be in the moment.

  7. Ama Runs says

    October 19, 2013 at 2:51 pm

    “It’s just grease, mommy.” Too cute! So great that she is willing to tackle changing a tire. I know many women who would cower at the prospect, me included!

    We recently had friends over, and my 3-year-old son insisted on setting the table, pouring the milk, cutting the strawberries and serving the pasta for himself and his buddy. It was as if there were no parents present and they were having their own dinner party. I could imagine the same scene in 20 years when their sharing a tiny apartment in NYC, having plain pasta for dinner (because what 20-yr old can afford strawberries in NYC?)

    Stopping by from the SITS linkfest. Looks like a fun place you’ve got here! 🙂

    • OneMommy says

      October 20, 2013 at 4:43 pm

      Love that he served his friend! They are so cute when they do those grown up things! Thanks for stopping in — off to check out your latest post!

  8. corlie says

    October 19, 2013 at 11:30 pm

    Love it, there is so much happiness in your story it made me smile from ear to ear as I read it. Beauty and happy memories wander across our paths often, we must just remember to stop and savour them 🙂 I’m visiting from SITS 🙂 Hope you have a great weekend. Corlie

  9. Mo at Mocadeaux says

    October 20, 2013 at 7:17 pm

    Life is in the littlest moments, right? This is just precious. Visiting from Sharefest.

Connect with me

Link to my Facebook Page
Link to my Pinterest Page
Link to my Twitter Page

Check Out My New Book & Popular Posts

Engineering Activities for Kids

how to make egg geodes

Straw Weaving -- weaving craft

how to make vanishing ghosts by melting packing peanuts

Search this site

Recent Posts

  • Make Learning Easier with DIY Math Manipulatives
  • Engineer a Truss Bridge with Craft Sticks
  • Dragon STEM Activities
  • Fun and Foamy Elephant Toothpaste Experiment
  • Shark Party Games — Perfect for Shark Week or a Shark-Themed Birthday Party

Proud Member

Women Online
Blog Meets Brand

Archives

Copyright © 2023 · Lifestyle Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in