About painful decisions.
And sometimes it's exactly what you want it to be. Tonight, I spent the evening with my two sons, as I always do. But tonight I took them to the grocery store and told them to pick out what they wanted for dinner—anything. They looked at me strangely. I'm pretty pushy with the vegetables, usually. But I said, "Really. Pick anything."
I guess what I'm saying, without telling you all how to raise your children, isn't it important to show our children that life can be exactly what they dream it can be? Most of the time, as parents, we don't know when 'yes' is good or bad. We just shoot from the hip and hope for the best. But can't we teach them, subtly, that we DON'T always know if 'yes' is 'good' or 'bad?' And doesn't that teach them about us—and about life? Does that make sense? Does the fact that I'm asking all these questions on the subject reveal anything about my parenting philosophies?!
I just want them to know that I would do anything for them. I also want them to know that I don't always know what 'anything' should be. I think that's just as important. This is all obtuse. I've just been thinking.
Such a good night. Chocolate ice cream, vanilla cupcakes and pizza. And a pillow fight. Love those boys.
3 comments:
So sincere! Thank you.
You are a great mom, sometimes we can't understand how good 'good' is until we've overindulged in the bad. 'Bad' can be good sometimes too.
Adele Davis was fond of saying that junk food eaten in joy was more nourishing than health food eaten under stress. YOu gave your boys a rare opportunity to be totally in control of their lives...at least for a few minutes...a heady experience indeed.
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