What Makes Me Proud
OMG...
It has been such a turbulent day... Ups and downs... Excitement... Terror... And that was just in the office... :) More on this tomorrow...
Hubby is on his way to Europe as I type... So, I'm flying solo for a few days... It's a crazy hectic week (as always)... Took my son to Taekwondo - and he did fine... He was sort of a butt at dinner however - put my entire day into perspective... I am a mom... Of a five year old and an eight year old... My five year old wouldn't eat anything but uncooked baby carrots tonight. At least carrots are healthy....
I called my friend - who has a five year old daughter that takes baton (which my daughter helps with) at the school my kids go to. I guess her daughter had an accident and my daughter took her to the bathroom - got her new clothes and helped her change. My daughter made sure the door was closed and locked and was just a really really good friend... That... That is what makes me proud. There are embarrassments (see peeing in a dress), there are moments of pride (see winning 7 first places at a competition.) But the thing that makes me the most proud is that my daughter is willing to go out of her way to help someone who needs it... Who will make someone feel better when they are horribly embarrassed. Makes me feel like maybe I'm not such a bad mom after all... I can raise productive human beings - even if they don't know how to pee in a dress... It's meaningless if they are wonderful people... :D
Until tomorrow...