Now that our home has recovered from sickness, I'm finally "catching up". Its amazing what 1 day in bed will do in terms of making me fall behind with life. I feel like I'm just now catching up!
So the other day I was picking up "ds#2" from piano practice at teacher #1's house. Meanwile, "ds#1" was having piano practice at home from teacher #2. I had managed to squeeze lunch in between the 15 minute gap I had just before rushing home to get "dd" down for a nap. All the lunch dishes were still in the sink, or still on the counter. (and this is pretty typical for this day of the week for me)
As Im picking up ds#2, his teacher says to me...."why do you do this? it sure seems awfully inconvenient!"
It was one of those rare moments when i just blurted out what came to my head and then actually was glad I did. I answered, " well, life is inconveneint. having children is inconvenient. piano practice is inconvenient. but that is what you do when you have kids! you do what you think is best for them, even if it makes more work/ more mess/ more trouble/more heartache/ more sacrifice!" She just stood there staring at me.
"Well, i guess youre right," she said, staring at me, "Ive never thought of it that way."
Our lifestyles are drastically different. She cant understand why I would do something as simple as having 2 seperate piano teachers for 2 of my kids. in my mind...2 different styles + different needs = different kids. And it works for them. Does it make my life slightly more complicated? Sure! but its worth it. And its just one of many of life's inconveniences when you are trying to love your kids, love your husband, honor your parents, help your neighbors and friends.
Yet, i know there are times when I act like my kids are an inconvenience to me. To my agenda, my schedule. Even now i just had to break to stop an argument .... resolve it.... stop what I was doing. Realizing they are my priority, and I want them to know that. Computer time is officially over now for mom. gotta run!
What about you? Do ever feel like your kids are an incovenience to you? What do you do about it?
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