Oh the many things I’ve done out of love for my children… It goes without saying that being a parent requires that we be sacrificial and selfless from day one. #1 case in point: loss of sleep. And about 112 different chores related to potty and/or vomit. (Eww.) It comes with the job. But what about the things that weren’t requirements of the job, but you did just to make them smile?
I bet you’ve dressed up with them for Halloween, or perhaps spent 20 hours trying to make a birthday cake in the character your child so desperately wanted. Did you let the kids play with play-doh, despite the inevitable mess it would create in your grout or carpet? Here are a few of mine.
- Crawled through ALL of the tunnels and slid down ALL of the slides at Kid Mania – three times. (It’s a crazy place!!)
- Dared to let the world see my flaws and wore a bathing suit at the public swimming pool so they could have fun in the sun with their Mom.
- Converted my dining room into a playroom….sigh.
- Watched Frozen 463 times. And a few years’ back…Barney. (Parents who watch Barney with their kids deserve a trophy. It’s awful.)
- Let my girls hijack my nice, serene, candle-lit bubble bath.
- Two words: Dance Party!!
- Drove all over town retracing our errands to find the lovey we left who-knows-where.
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Let them wear ugly clothes with Disney Princesses on them, instead of adorable,smocked, puffy-sleeve dresses with eyelet trim.
- McDonald’s. (Need I say more?)
- Squeezed into my wedding dress after 7 years so we could all be princesses together.
What memorable things can you recall doing, just because it made the kids happy? It’s an honor and a privilege to be a parent, and many of these little decisions contribute to the happy memories your kids will remember forever.
Nicole
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