I just realized I'm jealous of my 6-year-old I woke up this morning and found my 6-year-old on the sofa fully dressed and ready for school an hour before he was supposed to be up I asked hey buddy what are you doing up so early he replied I accidentally peed the bed this morning around like 4: and I tried to wake you up but couldn't so I took my blankets off put them by the laundry room and changed then I came out here I thanked him for taking care of it and told him not to worry
we'll have everything cleaned and ready for his bed later next time uh make sure you pee before bed accidents happen blah blah blah Etc and then he got up and prepared breakfast I made coffee and as I sat there a thought crossed my mind I'm jealous of this kid this moment took me back to when I was about his age recalling how I used to wet the bed but my first instinct wasn't to wake my parents hell no they would have beaten the crap out of me I instead went to the bathroom stole a roll
of toilet paper and tried to dry my PE drenched linen because I knew if my parents found out I would be in a lot of trouble and I was terrified of them my son doesn't have to live with that kind of fear instead he tried to get me and when I didn't wake up he took care of it himself and I wish I felt that sense of safety and reassurance when I was his age