Say YES To Doing The Thing From Time To Time.
I’ll be honest with you, I’m writing this during an absolute shame-spiral. It’s something I have to get off my chest, and I want to do it while it’s raw. (It’ll be useful, I promise, but be warned, it’s coming from a very emotional place.)
As a mother, I’m constantly looking for new experience opportunities that would bring my three children joy. I’ve gone so far as to keep a list, much like if I were to go grocery shopping, check-marking the box next to the location only once we’ve had a successful trip.
But this weekend, the Universe sent me an uncharacteristically straight-forward and easy option, so perfectly suited for my first son, Grayson (my wonderful middle-child, who is about to be 3). It came in the form of a preview for the new Paw Patrol movie — a movie he’s been asking to see for more than a year, which was always an impossible request to fulfill, until now.
I locked eyes with my husband across the room, who immediately nodded vigorously, knowing what I was thinking.
But then I surprised him by saying, “I want to take him to this one. Will you stay with Landon (just turned 1), and possibly Cadence (almost 7)?”
He smiled and said it wasn’t a problem at all. It would be the first time Grayson and I went out to do something alone, and it would also be…
