Beautifully written. As a single mom homeschooling my 7 year old, I am sacrificing everything else to above all else spend quality time with my son.
We spend way too much time together, but he's so full of philosophical questions and I'm always sharing stories with him. We're like 2 peas in a pod. I am sharing with him all the stuff no one shared with me. Real information, feelings, experiences, good and bad. And he soaks it all up. His memory is impeccable as he recalls instances in great detail from when he was 2. He's such a wonder.
No matter what happens to me after this stage, it doesn't matter. Because I feel so proud of myself for being the best mom ever to my youngest kid. With my older one, I did the 35 mins a day this and I feel bad about it.
Allison, you're living exactly what I was talking about. Your 7-year-old asking all those deep questions and you actually having time to answer them properly - that's what gets lost in the regular school grind.
The guilt about your older one though... look, we all figure this stuff out as we go. You're not the same parent you were then, and that's okay. What matters is you saw the difference and chose differently this time.
Your kid's going to remember these conversations forever. When he's grown up, he won't remember the math worksheets or spelling tests. He'll remember that his mom actually knew him.
Beautifully written. As a single mom homeschooling my 7 year old, I am sacrificing everything else to above all else spend quality time with my son.
We spend way too much time together, but he's so full of philosophical questions and I'm always sharing stories with him. We're like 2 peas in a pod. I am sharing with him all the stuff no one shared with me. Real information, feelings, experiences, good and bad. And he soaks it all up. His memory is impeccable as he recalls instances in great detail from when he was 2. He's such a wonder.
No matter what happens to me after this stage, it doesn't matter. Because I feel so proud of myself for being the best mom ever to my youngest kid. With my older one, I did the 35 mins a day this and I feel bad about it.
Allison, you're living exactly what I was talking about. Your 7-year-old asking all those deep questions and you actually having time to answer them properly - that's what gets lost in the regular school grind.
The guilt about your older one though... look, we all figure this stuff out as we go. You're not the same parent you were then, and that's okay. What matters is you saw the difference and chose differently this time.
Your kid's going to remember these conversations forever. When he's grown up, he won't remember the math worksheets or spelling tests. He'll remember that his mom actually knew him.
Thank you for seeing me and your thoughtful reply.