I Can Give Hugs

So, school has started for my kids which is exciting.  They both love their new grades, and teachers, and also reconnecting with friends they haven’t seen over the summer.  Ben is now in the 1st grade and Norah is now in the 4th grade.  Very cool to see them grow, learn, and just go through life changes.

I must say, I am very proud of my kids.  But I am starting to realize that both of them will be smarter than Eunkyung and I.  They are learning information about 10 times as fast as I did when I was their age.  Thanks to the advancement of technology and the internet, they are rapidly learning things that I am incapable of teaching them.

After school, I looked over to what Ben was watching on his tablet on YouTube, and the title of the video was, “How to get into Cambridge.”  The picture is the proof.  I was impressed and also terrified.  Ben is either going to be a superhero or a villain.  Not too sure… but I asked Ben, what he was watching, just to see if he knew what he was watching. 

Ben told me that he is watching videos that can help him solve square root equations.  Yeah… I was left scratching my head.  So, I ask him why he is watching videos of square root problems.  His answer was shocking, hurtful, and truthful.  He said he is watching these videos because daddy doesn’t know how to solve these math equations.  And Ben is absolutely correct.  I have no idea.

So… what should I do?  I guess, whatever Ben is doing, I trust in God to watch over him, because Ben knows and God knows, how incapable I am in teaching him some things he is interested in. 

Makes me wonder what kind of kid God has given me.  I just hope that Ben can still see me as a guide of other things other than intellectual ability!  I know I can still be a moral, ethical, and spiritual guide.  And I know he still needs help opening his gummy candy snack package, or his sour cream and onion lays potato chip bag, and I can do that.  And I also know regardless of how incredibly smart he is getting… he still needs hugs and emotional needs.  I know that is something I can do. 

I may not be the smartest… but I know there is nobody better in the world than Eunkyung and I that gives Ben and Norah the best hugs.  So, who cares if I don’t know how to solve square roots problems or that I don't know what ab is when b= -2(1/2a)2 .  There are other kinds of support I can give my kids. 

So… what the heck is Baker Elementary School teaching my kids!  Must be teaching them how to push the limits of their own brains!  Whatever they are doing over there, I hope they keep up the good work.  My kids are happy, healthy, kind, and smart.  I just have to keep up with them now.

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