It's true folks...sometimes I just want to load up the family, and run away. My patience for stupidity and ignorance has just run out. Between bombings and weather tragedies nationally, and bullying and lack of parenting and common sense locally, I'm just feeling D.O.N.E. I understand that my life is incredibly blessed and things are going along just fine. However, my children have had some things happen to them because of parents who aren't parenting and people who are lacking common sense. I've always told my children that life isn't always fair, and that sometimes you just have to accept that. It's always been one of my goals as a parent...to teach my children to cope with disappointment when life throws a curve or even when something unfair happens...because it will happen that way at some point in life. However, it's beginning to feel as if I am the ONLY parent teaching my children this. I'm beginning to feel that because I have chosen to teach them this life lesson instead of throwing a parental hissy fit that it's now viewed as just easier to give my children the short end of the stick instead of anyone else because we don't rock the boat. I'm getting tired of it and I'm ready to set out on a tsunami of a wave!
I really try to keep this blog happy and upbeat...life generally is that way in our household and that's how I want my children to remember their childhoods. Some days are just tougher than others, and there are always going to be tough people out there, even if I run away somewhere! Today was just one of those days, especially with the tragedy in Oklahoma this week, where I just wanted to keep my family home today, hug all of them so tightly and not let go, and lock out the outside world.
The nice thing about life is that every day is a new day, and every hour is a new hour. It's still fairly early in the morning, and I still have the opportunity to make today a great day. As a friend of mine always says, it's time to put on my big girl panties and just deal!
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