Letting go a bit.

I'm fully prepared for the backlash I may receive regarding today's post.  Yikes.  Oh well.  Here goes...

I haven't laughed until I couldn't breathe in a while.  Actually, I can't even remember the last time I laughed hard enough to even pee myself.  Ugh.  Bummer.  I'm extremely practical.  I like to plan.  And I cannot be anything but responsible.  Boring, right?  I do know how to have fun and be goofy.  I am far from normal and probably give others some good laughs just based on my weirdness.  However, in my defense, I have a lot of responsibility...who doesn't?  Lots on my plate with lots of people relying on me to "get the job done".  Letting go and having fun means forgetting an important task...or at least that's how I feel.  Nonetheless, this constant seriousness has to stop.  And I realize that.  I'm not quite sure how to remedy it other than to make lists and only complete what is necessary and not go beyond that.  I do tend to put "fun" on the list and then get stressed when I don't check that box (ummm, issues much?).  One way I know how to have fun is when I am surrounded by water.  Pool time makes the list almost daily.  I am able to let go and give my kids their mother back.

So, here is where I may get in trouble...  Today, I noticed that myself and about 2 other adults were the only adults in the pool.  Packed with kiddos that had energy seeping from every pore.  Somewhat annoyed, I was shocked at how a lot of the kiddos had no boundaries and tended to steal other kids toys, shoot water guns, and try to dunk other kids that couldn't quite swim.  I know...they are just being kids!  And maybe I am just being a "helicopter parent".  But I looked around the pool deck and there were tons of parents talking on their cell phones, talking with their pals, or reading magazines, completely unaware of what their elementary-aged school children were up to.  I get it.  Its the pool.  Bring your kiddos to burn some of their energy off.  Cuz us parents have empty tanks and perhaps zero energy reserves.

Take it for what its worth...get in the pool with your kiddos!  It will fill up your tank and your reserves!  Ok, maybe get in at least a few times a week.  Learn to let go and refuel with fun!  I promise to join you!  And leave you with an awesome Nora Ephron quote...

Be Well,
MLC

"Here are some questions I am constantly noodling over: Do you splurge or do you hoard? Do you live every day as if it's your last, or do you save your money on the chance you'll live twenty more years? Is life too short, or is it going to be too long? Do you work as hard as you can, or do you slow down to smell the roses? And where do carbohydrates fit into all this? Are we really all going to spend our last years avoiding bread, especially now that bread in American is so unbelievable delicious? And what about chocolate?"
                                                                                             ~Nora Ephron