I know I said I would blog every day last week but it obviously didn't happen. My brain wasn't inspired in any way to blog about anything. In fact I'm still sitting here not knowing what to blog about. We have been outside lots lately enjoying the sheer beauty of the world around us with the warm weather and all. I always wish I would have brought my camera but it's on its last legs and I get so annoyed carrying it around. So then I don't have pictures and that makes it boring.
Afton's hair is always so crazy and she's always such a mess and her clothes are always dirty, I basically let her wander around and eat rocks and sand and sticks and whatever else she comes across (except poo and cigarette butts). After I pick Jesse up from school we always stick around and play at the park for a while. I just let Afton go nuts and sometimes I get busy chatting and lose track of her altogether. People act understanding but I still feel self conscious of it sometimes. I wonder if I'm taking "free range parenting" to a whole new level. She doesn't say any words or walk or anything. She's cute though and I know she's smart she just can't be bothered.
Yesterday and today was General Conference. I know the church is true. I don't know if it's possible to listen to those talks and not know the church is true.
This was one of my favourites.
Friday night I was at Wal Mart with Brad at about 10:00 at night and there were a bunch of parents there with their kids and I was so jealous. I was like, I wish I could be the kind of parent that just didn't care! Deep down I am 100% like that. I think I'm burning out a bit. I'm just so busy all the time I can hardly enjoy life or my kids. If I don't watch it one day I'm going to snap and start homeschooling my kids and living off the grid.
I knew before you had Jesse the kind of parent you would be. Well, ok. I didn't know they would eat quite so healthy, but I knew you would be a free range parent. I think it is great and your kids will be more aware of the consequences of their choices because of it.
ReplyDeleteHA I had a science teacher once who decided to "live off the grid", I won't tell you the kind of crazy person he became :P I don't know that you need to be super self conscious about your style of parenting, maybe because I have similar tendencies... I dunno, I'm not a huge fan of the labels, I think you're just a mom doing what she finds to work and lucky for those kids they are going to get some great life experiences out of it.
ReplyDeleteI agree with everything that's been said! I want to be the kind of Mom that let's my kids breathe, too.
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