Enjoy every single moment and day. My children are now 20 and 17. It’s just a blink of an eye.
Don’t ever look forward to when they are going to be able to do this or that…live for this very moment.
Don’t ever be too tired to do anything with them.
You can be tired when they are in college…
The passing of ML hit me very hard. Mainly because I am just 1 year younger than him. My Father died at age 63. My Grandfather at age 67. Dad from lung cancer and Grandaddy from a heart attack. My Grandaddy died when I was younger and my Daddy died when I was 17. I didn’t have kids until age 39 and 42. I want to be around for a lot longer. I want to eventually have grandkids too.
I tried to do everything that I could with my kids and I still missed some things…I absolutely don’t regret taking off work whenever there was something going on. I talk to too many parents that don’t take off. As they get older, they will have memories of working and not of an unforgettable experience with their children…sometimes work is unavoidable. But at the end of the day, work really is not what our lives should revolve around.
My best advice is to see every moment from your kid’s viewpoint. The joy and wonderment will keep you young and vastly entertained. My kids still laugh about all the “childish stuff “ that I have done on vacation or field trips or you name it.
We’re going skiing after Christmas and I love it. I started skiing because of my kids when they were little. Now it’s something that we really like to do together.
Sorry, not really sorry for the diatribe.