As I began the long yet fulfilling journey of caring for Drew's mom after her surgery, I found myself reading the Birmingham Parent Magazine. Ok, so I can't relate to a lot of it, but I like to look at the pictures of all the cute children. Yea, Yea, you all know I am ready for kids! I can't lie! Anyway, I came across this particular article and found it thinking of my past childhood and what lies before me with my own future children. I wanted to share it! I hope you get as much out of it as I have. I have given you bits and pieces of the article...it was quiet long. I pulled out the passages that were most meaningful to me.
"Everything I ever truly needed to know I learned on the playground-more importantly, watching my kids on the playground.
Making friends is easy, adults just make it difficult. It's been said before and that usually means it's true. Kids make friends with anyone who passes by. My son meets at least two best friends every trip to the playground. It's only as we get older that we start putting conditions on our friendships.
It's easy to fall, tougher to get up on your own. We all fall. It's what being human is all about. The type of person you will be is in how you react to the fall.
Every once in a while everyone needs a push. I have yet to meet a child who doesn't love to swing. But many of them need constant pushing, or at least a push to start them off. In a nutshell, that's what parents are here for, giving a push when needed.
Life is like the monkey bars, you can't finish it without taking a leap of faith. My kids love the monkey bars. They are very good at swinging on that first bar, but moving to the second bar is a bit more problematic. It takes a leap of faith, which is difficult to make, but if I am standing there to catch them if they fall they can take the leap much easier. The more times they take the leap, the more likely they will try again.
This is my favorite....
Playground seesaws are like marriages - they are at their best when both sides work together. Ups and downs. Like seesaws, all marriages have them. And just like seesaws, how both sides react determines how pleasant the ride is for both participants."
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