Whew. Parenting is an exhausting job. I think it gets harder the older the kids get (sorry to burst anyone's bubble who has a baby right now...). They understand so much more, they follow your example so much more closely. They copy everything that comes out of your mouth.
As a baby you get a break while you shower (even if they are in the bouncy seat in the bathroom with you), and you get a break while you use the restroom.
Not anymore.
A few days ago Lincoln was sitting on the toilet (I know, TMI), and called Hunter into the bathroom to discuss something that he had just heard him say to Graysen.
Amazing. No longer do you even get a break from parenting while you are in the bathroom!!!
I am so thankful for a husband who values the importance of being present with the children and taking an active, hands on approach to parenting. He could have taken the easy road and pretended that he didn't hear what Hunter had said (or really not heard him). But instead he took an active parenting role and helped to teach Hunter the right way to treat others.
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I so can relate! It is a full time job and I think that that is why some days by 8 o'clock I feel as if I just need to go sit in the van and be alone for 5 minutes and regroup, lol.
Yes, thank you for that mental image! ;o) Just teasing. And I don't mean to take way from the content of the entry. You are right about parenting 24/7. There's never time off, and as you mentioned, it's even more so the older they get.
Good post.
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