Last night was our Cub Scout pack meeting. I asked Darren if he was going and he kind of acted funny. Connor really wanted him to go. Darren said he would go but I could tell he wasn't really wanting to. Honestly pack meetings aren't really all that fun unless you are a Scout and getting prizes and awards. :)
On the way to the meeting I told him that it was great he was coming. He grummbled. I said that doing the Scout thing or whatever was what we do for the kids - it isn't for us! I personally don't love doing the Scout thing. I enjoy it, I make it fun and try to do it the best I can. But if I could do anything I wanted, it wouldn't be to go to a Scout meeting. Ya know?
We all do things because we love our children and want to be a part of their life. But.. we do give up stuff for them. I guess I just call that being a parent. I feel like I give up stuff on a daily basis. Would I rather lay down in bed at night and read a book I would like to read? Sure... but is it totally worth it to read a ballerina book to Kiera? YES! It makes giving up reading our book totally worth it. It is the stuff that makes being a parent wonderful.. I am sure God made it that way for a reason. Right?
I know they are only going to be this age once and it goes so fast. And I KNOW before I blink they will be big and grown and not want me to read them that ballerina book or put together that puzzle!
"So quiet down cobwebs, dust go to sleep, I'm rocking my baby and babies don't keep."
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
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Oh, Jennifer! What a great great post! I can so relate! I'm sure all parents can. We give up lots for the kids...I mean lots- but it is all worth it. Sometimes when I'm feeling sorry for myself, I have to remind myself of just that. We do it for them and we need to. It is ok ...it is the right thing to do ...it is something that makes them happy...it is something that makes me happy. I just don't always realize it right away.
I woulnd't have it any other way!!
Great post Jennifer, and so true. I know my mother gave up so much for us. The older I get the more I realize just how much. And, it has nothing to do with money, okay, well very little. I am sure, on a limited budget, it might mean giving up something a parent wants/needs for something the child needs, but I digress. It has to do with giving of oneself as a parent. I recently began to have breakfast on the table at 6 am every day. My mom always did and I took it for granted. Do I want to get up that early when I can just let them all grab breakfast at their convenience??? (Rhetoric ? :D)
Well, now that I have begun to make myself do it for our family, and we all sit down together, we have 30-40 more minutes of family conversation every day. I think the children, and their Dad and I, will all benefit from choices like that. I believe we follow Christ's example when we serve and give of ourselves to others.
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