I am a very trendy human being, and it looks like the trend at the moment is to reflect on 2010. I must admit the year has been a journey of discovery. Yeah you have had all this life journey malarkey and are getting absolutely fed up, so I will get to the point.
I am a mother to two people. I realized that this year that my children are people. I have always viewed myself as the provider and the absolute power in my household. I came to a rude awakening when the kids teamed up and there was a grand revolution. I have since acknowledged that I am not the absolute and end all. I listen to my kids more and value them both as members of my family with an opinion. I love them more because of the individuality and uniqueness. My daughter is the artist an the perfectionist of the family and she brings quite a refreshing perspective.
My son on the other hand is a musician and he as a musical ear of a genius. I must admit he is only two and some of it is a mum's exaggeration. I suppose Simon Cowell might have another opinion when he meets my son. The pitfall of being a single parent,in my opinion is that we concentrate on taking care of practical aspects of our chidrens lives. Tragically we sometimes forget to get to know them as people. In my case I was more concerned with driving them to places,shopping for their food and providing other financial needs and they just, grew!
As 2011 approaches I intend to know my children as people with an opinion on how they want to live their lives. After all its their lives,is it not? I will slow down and spend more time doing children directed activities. In our house there is three people sharing a living space,my children and I.
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