I have two sons born twenty-one months apart. Besides that meaning there is nothing breakable left in my house it also means that I spend most of my time making sure everything is equal: their birthday and Christmas presents, their sporting activities, their clothing, their food, their haircuts, and most importantly the time I spend with them.
Time. I may have an hour here or there with just one of my boys but it’s generally spent on homework while the other one is at soccer or running errands with one while the other is at a friend’s house. In the name of keeping peace in the house neither me nor my husband would …gasp…actually do something fun with one of our children and not the other. God forbid one of them gets it into his head that he is the favorite! Imagine the therapists bills!
So this weekend is a grand experiment into uncharted territory. I am spending it in San Diego with my oldest son. Just the two of us. For one night. And it has been lovely. My son has been helpful, cooperative, dare I say it gentlemanly. We’ve laughed at videos he has shown me on YouTube. He was thrilled when I let him “pick” the rental car. He pretended he was a seal in the hotel pool as I clapped and laughed. We’ve been having a blast!
It’s made me realize how much I’ve been missing by experiencing my children as “The Children.” So I’ve resolved to carve out time no matter how hard it is to spend fun time with each of my boys individually. No errands. No homework. Just good old-fashioned fun. Let the games begin!
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