Letting go

"Clean up the room, stop jumping on the bed". I have to repeat myself constantly. Is anyone else with me? The constant battle of trying to have your kids do what is right. I see the moms that are on YouTube letting their children be free and do what they want, I think why cant I relax and let them just be kids. Kids make messes they jump around. Isn't that what they are suppose to do?



We always had fun as kids
at the park!

I only wish that I could allow them to just have fun and not have to keep at them about their toys being everywhere and clothes on the floor. I want them to be able to just have fun throughout the day and at night time we can worry about the mess. How is that I became like this? I can remember going to the park and playing for hours. My mom never told me "don't you get dirty or we are leaving". She let me be and when it was time to go if I was dirty, so what. There was a shower at home and a place to wash the clothes. Clothes are
replaceable if they rip or get dirty, but fun times aren't. I see myself and I cant recognize that person in the mirror. Constantly I try to let go and just let them have at it. Then I see myself going stir crazy and I am saying "don't do this, don't do that"... Its crazy.

Time to relax and let go, just let them be kids. They only getting one lifetime to enjoy, and being a kid goes by so fast. I feel like the other day I was pregnant with Sariah and now look she is about to be in first grade. Where has the time gone? Since my children have been born I have always been careful with where they play, what they wear and if there is one little spot on them I must change them. I feel like I cant let go of such minuet things.

Nothing better than these happy faces.

Its time to let go. The kids want to run around and burn off energy, hey ill look at it like "at least they will sleep better tonight". They want to throw all their toys around the room, "they can clean it up before bed, less TV for them". I have to be more positive. I can always replace their soiled shoes, their ripped jeans and dirt stained shirts. I can never get back the precious moments we share. For children its not about the materialistic things (that's a parent thing). Children are happy with the free parks, beaches, just hanging outside with chalk and bubbles. They don't require much to have fun. We can learn a thing or two from our kids. I am learning "its okay to let go"!!!





Just enjoying life at the park.