14/04/2026
So… my 4-year-old came to get me earlier and proudly told me he’d been practising his writing.
I walked in to find his name… written on my curtains 🙃
Never trust a quiet child!!
I won’t lie, my first reaction was very much a “why the curtains?!” moment.
But then he’s stood there absolutely beaming, so proud of himself… and I had to pause. Because, if I’m honest, I was a little bit impressed too, his writing actually has come on a lot 😅not to mention what a difficult surface to write on!
Which made it quite hard to stay annoyed for long.
Because really, he was doing something we’d been working really hard on. Practising, being independent, doing exactly what I’ve been encouraging.
It just didn’t quite happen in the way I’d have chosen.
And it did make me think . . sometimes things don’t look great in the short term. They can feel messy, frustrating, and not quite what you had planned. But when you take a step back and look at the bigger picture, it doesn’t always mean something’s gone wrong, it can just be part of the process.
A bit like what we’re seeing with markets at the moment. There’s a lot going on in the world, and naturally that creates uncertainty and ups and downs. It’s easy to focus on those short-term movements and feel a bit unsettled by them.
But zoom out, and it’s a different perspective. These moments have always been part of the journey, not the end of it.
Not quite the same as writing on curtains… but maybe a reminder that short-term frustration doesn’t always mean long-term damage.
(Although I’m still not fully over the curtains 😅 just adds more character to our home . . right?! 🥴)
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