Go Fly A Kite!
Sometimes the best way to survive being a mom is to act like one of the kids. One of the best gifts we can give our children is our time. There are experts all over the airwaves telling us this same thing – quality time with our children. So families “schedule” their quality time together. But children don’t relate to schedules, PDA’s or calendars. They ask us to help them with their bike or put air in the basketball. If we could just take the next step and shoot some hoops with them or get our bike out and ride it around the block with them, we would be spending that quality time they want. It doesn’t really take that much time out of our “schedule”. Be spontaneous – it will surprise them.
Today my middle DD took the kite outside to fly it for a while. There was no one else at home but her and I and there was no one in the neighborhood to play with so she decided to fly the kite by herself. I grabbed the camera and take some photos of her flying the kite. (Another page to scrap!) I tried to sneak up on her to capture a spontaneous moment, but that didn’t happen. But I still got some great shots of her flying her kite.
Then I decided to ask her if I could fly the kite. I hadn’t flown one for a very long time! She had fun taking some pictures (& video) of me and I had fun flying the kite. It was so relaxing to watch it just float in the air.
So my advice this week is to fly a kite, or shoot some hoops, or ride a bike around the block. Just do something with your children – you don’t have to go any farther than your backyard to survive motherhood!
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