"Sometimes I think the ability to keep my expectations realistically low about stuff like this is one of the real gifts of having older kids." Yes yes yes yes YES!!! 100%
ALSO?! It is so good for our older kids (especially the Type A perfectionist types) to see this process. You cannot run yourself into the ground trying to give 100% to every single thing on your to-do list. My oldest got to college and had a lot of freak outs that she wasn't handling things well, and it's just because she had too many irons in the fire and wasn't sure how to prioritize. I didn't always do a great job of explaining "Oh shit, this is a nutty week, here is how we are going to tackle it" and instead she just thought I was giving my all to every little thing. (Oh, sweet baby.)
That adaption of Forever looks so good but so painful if they stick with the original ending. I don't even mind that they set it in current times and not the 70's!
And that doping article-I can't believe any Russian athletes are allowed to compete internationally at all anymore. It was bad in Rocky IV when they dope up Drago, I can't believe they are still doing it now when we can actually test for it!
"Sometimes I think the ability to keep my expectations realistically low about stuff like this is one of the real gifts of having older kids." Yes yes yes yes YES!!! 100%
Absolutely agree! They will be fed, they will sleep, they will get through classes...probably won't be perfect but they will 😊
ALSO?! It is so good for our older kids (especially the Type A perfectionist types) to see this process. You cannot run yourself into the ground trying to give 100% to every single thing on your to-do list. My oldest got to college and had a lot of freak outs that she wasn't handling things well, and it's just because she had too many irons in the fire and wasn't sure how to prioritize. I didn't always do a great job of explaining "Oh shit, this is a nutty week, here is how we are going to tackle it" and instead she just thought I was giving my all to every little thing. (Oh, sweet baby.)
That adaption of Forever looks so good but so painful if they stick with the original ending. I don't even mind that they set it in current times and not the 70's!
And that doping article-I can't believe any Russian athletes are allowed to compete internationally at all anymore. It was bad in Rocky IV when they dope up Drago, I can't believe they are still doing it now when we can actually test for it!
Thank you so much for this. I'm going to swing for good this week and try not to get hung up on what falls short.
Ohmygosh, the Autocorrect one cracked me up! (Also, as a retired-and-lazy old gal, how are you even functioning with that busy schedule???? 😄)
I'm engaged in the shark method of parenting/life at the moment... just keep moving forward (and rest...eventually.)(I hope)