Comments on: don’t wish it away

By: madameblogalot

madameblogalot — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:41:18 +0000

I know it’s hard Jerseygirl! especially w/ toddlers/preschoolers and now a new baby! wondering if you will ever get through some phase….and then suddenly you’ll find yourself wishing you could go back to that time!! hang in there! and treasure it all up in your heart!!

By: Jerseygirl89

Jerseygirl89 — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:30:49 +0000

I’ve been working really hard to stop doing this lately. Thanks for the reminder.

By: madameblogalot

madameblogalot — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:19:47 +0000

I don’t know! we do have a tendency toward this don’t we?!

By: Shelly

Shelly — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 06:20:25 +0000

That’s so true about everything. Students wanting to be done with studies, and then looking back saying, “Those were the days,” once they are done. What is it that always makes it so easy for us to forget how good we’ve got it in the here and now?

By: madameblogalot

madameblogalot — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:58:45 +0000

yes, I am just trying not to blink too much these days!! thanks for the voice of experience!

and what a surprising phone call I got today!!

By: Beth

Beth — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:20:56 +0000

It does go by fast…at least in retrospect. I remember feeling time drag during the difficult stages and then speed up like crazy when I’d so much as blink.

These days, I’m fully aware of how lucky I am. Our three all bought houses here in town, my grown kids are still very much present in my life, I see my grandkids almost every day, and I’m doing all that I can to savor every moment and not wish any of it away. I know that when I blink, those little grandbabies will be all grown up and I don’t want to miss a thing.

By: madameblogalot

madameblogalot — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 02:07:46 +0000

I think that will be tough for me too montucky. and my mom often reminds me that her daughter (my sister) lives on the other side of the world!

your a good mama too holly! yes, savor these precious moments. even though it seems that whining and tantrums will never end…they do and you may just be wishing for a few of those to deal with by the next stage!

By: Holly

Holly — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 18:35:02 +0000

Ooh what a wise mama you are–thanks for sharing your perspective. Time and stages do end up zooming by, even when they seems to crawl. I needed the reminder to savor, instead of wishing and wondering what comes next.

By: Montucky

Montucky — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:05:03 +0000

How well I remember all of those stages. The very toughest for me though was when they became adults and started living in other parts of the country. That can be a heart breaker!