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Younger moms think it's rude, and wrong, and can hardly endure the endless days of damp, stinky babies and toddlers, and messy, destructive, needy three and four year olds, and...
Life is made of stages that can seem long. I've had young children and felt sticky and crowded and exhausted. I've had teens I started to miss before they were gone.
Wherever you are, breathe and be patient and loving.
SandraDodd.com/patience
photo by Ester Siroky
This is a re-run from only a year ago. I usually wait longer, but I feel that this could help some parent (or many) every month. Please continue to be as kind and as appreciative as you can be, even when the world outside isn't helping. You could be the best part of someone else's day.
"I've had teens I started to miss before they were gone." This is where I am, currently--finding myself wanting to fill to the brim with my son's presence while he's here, so I have something to draw on when he's moved on.
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