Enjoy The Craziness While You Can

You’ve heard people talk about how you should enjoy the time you have with your children while they are young because the time goes by so fast.

That’s something that’s hard to relate too as you move from one thing to another during their school days as you often feel like nothing more than a glorified chauffeur. Add salesperson to that as it seems you are always selling some kind of fundraising item for their team or organization although you often end up buying as much as you sell. You do this for years and years and can’t imagine there will ever be a time when this is not part of your lifestyle.

The truth is that it will come to an end and many have told me they actually miss it quite a bit. The first sign is when your youngest child gets their drivers license which means you don’t have to pick them up after practice or drive them to school-related activities. It does give you a tremendous feeling of freedom although the stress of them driving can make this an almost equal trade off.

If your youngest is a high school senior going away to college you begin realizing that many things you considered routine for years are now happening for the final time. Whether it’s the sports they play, or their final band performance or school play or anything else. We often moan and groan over some of this stuff but truthfully most of us enjoy it just as much as our children…sometimes even more. Sure it’s often forced us to scramble and run from work to school to home and back but its part of what we are. Remember the pride you felt the first time your child wore a varsity uniform or sang in a school musical….it made all that running around seem worth it.

But like everything else it will come to an end and while you may find it hard to believe…you will miss it. So enjoy the craziness while you can and make the most of it.