The other day I was telling my friend, Nettie, that the one thing I dread hearing from my kids is "Will you play with me?" I know that sounds horrible, but imagining and coming up with creative stories is major work for me. I welcome questions like, "Mommy, will you read to me?" or "Can I help you cook?" but just don't ask me to play. I love to watch my kids play and have fun. It really does look like fun...I wish it came easier to me. I better work on this. I don't want to be a perpetual party-pooper
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
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One of the biggest regrets in life for me is that sometimes when my young children would ask to play I would say "not right now" or "later" or "I'm too busy." My priorities were to go to work during the week and "get stuff done" on weekends or holidays putting my children lower on my priority list. At the time I thought that getting the other "stuff" done was more important. In actuality, my children should have been paramount, with everything else a distant second. I guess that you live and make mistakes but if you're lucky, you learn from those mistakes. This isn't a big deal but I truly think that I should have spent more time playing with and enjoying my children when they were small. :-(
Having an ailment that makes me extremely tired all of the time makes me frustrated because I want to get down playing with the kids, yet my by body doesn't. Thank God you have the two girls that will play together as they grow up together. I'm starting to think of more creative ways to entertain the kids. So I have had Calvin put on a play for me as I film it so that we can watch it afterwards. They can go to get all of the stuffed animals that they have, set up the characters, and While I sit, I give directions and advice. I did it along time ago with Calvin. It turned out so cute. Also, Pamper Mama. Calvin loves to clean my feet, and put lotion and perfume on them. He also likes to get my bucket of soapy water all over the place. Next time I'll do it outside because he always asks if I can do his feet afterwards. But I can't so they can do each others. Reading and all that will be a blessing through home schooling. I was not at all one who liked to sit and read book after book with a child, let alone the same book at that. But now (after all that reading to Calvin through the years paid off) Calvin reads to me The Chronicles of Narnia, and other great books, while I lay on the couch falling asleep. We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us. When we are weak, He is strong.
Love,
nettie
This post makes me feel so much better, I am the exact same way! I have always felt like I must be the worst mama ever because I just can't imagine & create the way my girls can, thanks for being honest!
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