Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

There is nothing like a two year old to keep you on your toes about right speech.  We've just spent a week with our older son, his wife, and our grandson, and we thought before we spoke, and also didn't speak of many things that might confuse or scare him.  Little pitchers have big ears!  We wanted him to trust the lake and the boat, and that entailed explaining the rules carefully and insisting on a life jacket, etc.  He was amazingly cooperative, and he loved playing and wading in the lake and riding on the boat.  He saw osprey and a bald eagle and ravens and thousands of butterflies.  He was thrilled with the catepillars that dropped onto the deck.  He picked up pinecones and litchen.  We rocked in rocking chairs on the deck.  We put his puzzles together again and again and played with Playmobil figures.  We read all the stories in the Curious George book I'd gotten him over and over until he pretty much had them memorized.  We had FUN!