A morning without tears – How Lina suddenly can do everything on her own.
It's the same story every morning. Lina, three years old, is full of energy – until it's time to put on her jacket. Then the frustration sets in. Her little fingers struggle with the zipper; it slips, gets stuck, or she can't even get it threaded. "Mommy, help?"
Her voice is already turning whiny. I try to help her, but she squirms. She wants to do it alone. I understand that. But the clock is ticking, the stress is mounting—and in the end, there are tears again.
Then we discover the Joni jacket with magnetic closure.
“Maybe this will help,” I think to myself as I order it.
The first morning with Joni's jacket: Lina slips into the jacket. I watch her, holding my breath. She brings the two sides together – *click*. The magnets find each other as if by magic. Lina stops for a moment, looks down at herself. Then her eyes flash.
“Mom! ALL ALONE!”
I feel something inside me loosen. No stress, no tears. No desperate pulling and tugging. Just a little girl proud of herself. And a morning that suddenly feels much lighter.
Since that day, putting on a jacket is (mostly) no longer a struggle. No more "I can't do this!", but a confident "I DO IT ALONE!"
And me? I can breathe a sigh of relief. Sometimes it doesn't take much to make everyday life a little bit nicer for everyone.
