Good But Overwhelming

Good but overwhelming!

Austin, my date for the “formal” awards celebration  tonight was experiencing quite a lot of anxiety. He was exited to dress up and go and it was all good until he saw the silverware! I was laughing and chatting and then I look over....he was about to implode. I quickly asked what was wrong, he sat there shaking his head, “I don’t know what to do.”

Thinking this is good for him, but man I guess I should have prepped him for this. I was mid-conversation so I hand him my phone and said, “Okay, no biggie, just google it!” He sat there googling what silverware to use first.

I glanced back over and noticed he was really distressed. I quietly explained the pieces and we started on the first course. He said, “I’m just going to watch you...” A coworker sitting with us said to him I don’t know either, I just use whichever one gets the food to my mouth the quickest! 😀 He relaxed a bit more after that.

When the main course came out he dove right in! I wondered if he even noticed the mashed potatoes were purple and then there it was! He turned with a little snort and said, “I’m not sure if they’re purple because they are poisonous or someone just thought it’d be fun, but they’re good!” Lol!

I sat there thinking about the comment, “I’ll just watch you and do what you do!” Wow, such a great reminder of the responsibility we have as parents; they are watching, learning, and mimicking! When you’re not sure what to do look to someone you trust and copy them.

Lord help me in the example I’m setting as it serves to mold the future.