Quote From: utahgirl79 I agree that when we have to turn our children over (as far as starting school) it is oh so very hard. I have been a stay-at-home mom since my son was born and really feel blessed that I have been able to. My son this September started kindergarten. It was hard to turn him over and to trust that everything would be okay. I mean, deep down I knew that it would be. I now find myself thinking, "If only he could be 4 again so that him and I could have just one more year together at home." I wish that the times that I did stress about the messes or the coloring on the walls that I just would have taken a deep breath and enjoyed the time. Don't get me wrong I wasn't and still am not the type of parent where I stress about making sure everything is in it's right place every second of the day.
It's just that I realize now that children grow too fast and to waste those precious moments with them when their little by stressing out is a complete waste of time. I'm not saying that I have been able to alleviate all the stresses that come with being a mother but that my perspective is different now. Time with our children is so precious and I wouldn't trade it for anything else in the world!!
Thats why my four are home with me! I wouldn't trade our homeschooling life over for anything. But even having them at home with me when many are having to send theirs to school, they still grow up TOO fast! Deep breaths and remembering that one day far too soon that frustrating toddler will be grown up and gone. My 16 1/2 yr old is a very good reminder of that for me! My house is chaos on a good day, we won't even talk about the bad ones. :) But - we have lots of fun together and we also work together to try and beat the chaos. If only it stayed tidy...
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