On Sat, Dec 17, 2022 at 11:12 PM, Cara Jones wrote:
I wish I could go back to when my kids were 4, with what I know now, but I¡¯m not sure I¡¯d have the energy!
We have little grandkids over sometimes, who are 2, 3, 4, 5 years old (the current ages of the younger four of five¡ªthe eldest is 13).??
We do NOT have the energy we had!? Keith is better with these kids than he was with ours, because he's retired and soft and more confident.? I get tired easily, and can't play on the floor, as I could when my own were little.??
It's easy looking back to appreciate what we had that's lacking now, :-)
It might be impossible to hear people say "This time will pass too soon," or "appreciate infants while you have them," or "five year olds are still so little," without just being irritated at the old-folks-style noise.? ?That's been going on for as long as there've been people, I'm sure¡ªmothers of older kids and adults Isaying "This will pass, too soon," to the younger, frazzled moms.
"Frazzled" makes it hard to think softly sometimes. :-)
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Sandra
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