Do you remember telling your young married self that when you became a mom, you’d be the fun mom?
You promised yourself you’d not over-react to little things or freak out at messes made while your kids made awesome memories.
Do you remember thinking that you’d be the kind of mom that would finger paint, bake cookies any afternoon of the week, and roll in the freshly raked pile of leaves with your children?
Do you remember thinking you’d sing at the top of your lungs, write funny notes for your kids’ lunchboxes, and chase your kids’ all over the playground in a game of tag?
I know I did.
And, though I know I’ve not been all that fun lately, I know it’s not too late to be intentional about bringing a smile to my kids’ faces.
I’m over at The Better Mom today, opening up about how I planned on being a fun mom, how it’s not always so easy to fun, and how I purpose to be a lighter, brighter, more FUN version of myself for my kids.
Join me there for 6 practical tips on how to start being the fun mom you want to be…TODAY!
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You are way too cute! Love it!
One thing I tried to do is lace the difficult with the interesting. For many years we had lots of out of town dr. appointments for one child, but all the children needed to go with me, as I didn’t have child care.. We would get a membership to the zoo, or visit the free museum or go to a different park as part of our outings.
As a result of all those appointments, and God’s grace, one of the children who didn’t have an appointment, ended up going to work overseas with disabled orphans. Just because a circumstance is difficult, watch and pray for what God’s training for you and yours may be in it!
That’s great, Monique! I love that your children have special memories associated with what could’ve been a challenging circumstance. There are always opportunities for meaningful time if we’re looking for them!