A girl and orchids...

[nikkik]

Thank you all for your comments! It's a story that only "orchid people" can really appreciate.

Yesterday, my five year old was home from school. She decided that in order to make the orchids happy they should sing to them. Normally, my watering time is much more zen. Instead, it was filled with "Old MacDonald had a Farm", "The Wheels on the Bus", and lots of original songs. My orchids are really getting spoiled as of late, so I will either see fantastic growth or the complete opposite!!! Lol!

[Leslie]

What a feel good happy fuzzy feeling to share! Thank you!


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[1flower1world]

Originally Posted by nikkik

My three year old loves to help me water my orchids. She talks to me while we do it and asks me all sorts of questions about the plants. In fact, I think that I have corrupted her because when we drive by stores that normally have plants out in the spring/summer to sell she always says, "there's no orchids outside now because it's too cold". I have had multiple conversations that all flowers aren't orchids, lol!

Yesterday, while we were watering, she surprised me by what she said. Here's our conversation (and for reference I have 100+ plants):

Daughter: Mama, I think we need more orchids. We don't have enough.
Me: We don't? Why do you think we need more?
Daughter: Because they are pretty and fun to water, we need lots of them.
Me: How many more do we need?
Daughter: We need five more!!!
Me: Are you sure five? Or do you think 10 or 20?
Daughter: Twenty!!! We need twenty more orchids, Mama! (All said while she jumped up and down with excitement.)

I think that I may have someone to share plants with in the future...

You together with your daughter had produced a wonderful drama. I love and enjoy it.

[theloyalplum]

We all need to do our part to indoctrinate the next generation as I was when I was a child. Keep up the good work!