I get it! This is why everyone keeps telling me to enjoy my kids now
by BabyCenter Guest Blogger posted in Parenting
By Jamie Lincow
Whenever a mom of older kids sees me with my tribe of 3 little men (ages 8, 6, and 3), she usually offers the same advice: Enjoy this time.
At first I didn't understand why someone would feel the need to remind me to do what I?m already doing. I do enjoy spending time with my boys: watching them play sports, testing out new baking recipes together in the kitchen, seeing movies, etc. But a few recent events have encouraged me to take those words literally and to really live in the moment.
As a working mom, I want to maximize my enjoyable time with my kids as much as possible during the weekdays and spend less time on the mundane activities-- like packing lunches, picking out clothes, and giving baths. Until recently, I dreaded the assembly line of lunch boxes that I had to fill and the daily trip into each son?s bedroom to pick out tomorrow?s outfit. But then it clicked for me- the sage advice that those older, more experienced moms have been giving me- and my entire thought process has been forever changed.
Maybe it?s that I like to be in control or that I'm overly conscious about the way my kids look and what they eat, but I continue to pack their lunches and pick out their wardrobe despite the daily time commitment. So I've made the conscious decision to stop looking at those mundane events as chores. Instead, they are activities that allow me to live in the moment and fully enjoy the young family t...
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