Why oh why do we say our children are growing like weeds? I do it too, but after cleaning out Bailee's outgrown clothes today, I caught myself saying it again..."She's growing like a weed."
Definition - Weed: A wild plant growing where it is not wanted and in competition with cultivated plants.
Are we saying our children are growing so fast, they are unwanted??? Probably not, but it sounds that way. Whoever goes out in their garden and declares their love for all the out of control weeds? Our kids do get a little out of control, but it may be a little extreme to say they are something we need to put our gloves on and rip away from the more beautiful things in our life, like our flowers (which who knows what these are, if the kids are the weeds.)
So, instead...Bailee is growing like a Calendula, a California Poppy, oooh, a Snapdragon, or a Morning Glory (some of the fastest growing flowers.) Or, for the bigger kids, the fastest growing trees...a Weeping Willow, a Silver Maple, an Eucalyptus, or even "She is growing as fast a Bermuda Grass."
Let your children be flowers and trees...just say no to WEEDS!
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