mother's pride

it's a source of great pride to me that my children can do things that I can't do. I'll never forget when tiny-tot Flea was skiing aged three. I was so proud.
The fact that they can go cross-eyed and burp on purpose is also a source of pride to me - not the grown up mummy me who is supposed to teach them how to be socially acceptable but the little girl me who tried so very hard to work out how to burp on purpose but couldn't. I still can't go cross-eyed. Sometimes I manage to burp on purpose though. That's what life-long learning is all about.