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You are here: Home / Parenting / Family / I Hope You Dance

I Hope You Dance

August 29, 2013 by Amanda 3 Comments

My patience has been thin, these past few weeks. Too much on the go, too many things to remember, too many fights to break up between three snarling girls all day. I have been yelling too much, sighing too much, wanting to escape too much and that is not how I want to be remembered.

I hope they remember this instead:

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A mom who let her hair down and let loose on the dance floor, swinging them around in her arms, forgetting about anything but the precious here and now. I need to be that mom a little more often.

Photo Credit: Mikaela Ruth Photography

Filed Under: Family, Motherhood, Parenting Tagged With: dance, dress, family, kids, life, motherhood, vintage

Comments

  1. Grumble Girl says

    August 29, 2013 at 3:39 pm

    Oh, how I know… but, I think they do remember the things that endear us to them. They make their own memories. I wouldn’t worry that they’ll only remember you as snarling back (and anyway, they TOTALLY started it) because they love you. Just as you are. September = new year for us all. *does happy dance*

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  2. EffJay says

    August 29, 2013 at 1:57 pm

    So so true Amanda.. aaah, my queendom for a girl.. I have 3 boys in 5 years so I feel your pain at this time of the year. I decided to start a FUN jar – we all wrote down things we could do in 5, 15 or 105 minutes and put them into a jar. At least 1-2 times a week, we pull one out. Things like “stop everything and have a dance party” One song and in less than 5 min, you have injected levity and fun back into the mix. Others are watch a movie (good for a Friday night!) or look through baby albums (15 min. option).

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  3. Sara Lanthier says

    August 29, 2013 at 1:21 pm

    Love this. I’ve been feeling the same…I hope so too….

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