tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738850860658737936.post8957857364212694025..comments2024-03-17T10:46:16.667-05:00Comments on Mommy Magic!: Allowing your Children to be a part of YOUR DayNaomi Hankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08206298226228197213noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738850860658737936.post-47179619497609626032011-03-21T12:44:44.085-05:002011-03-21T12:44:44.085-05:00Dude, so I'm totally patting myself on the bac...Dude, so I'm totally patting myself on the back right now because I actually do a lot of the things on your list! YES! It's always nice to get a little boost when there are so many things to make you feel guilty as a mom, at least I'm good at incorporating my kids into my day. 1, 2,3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 14 and 15 are all things that I do with my kids and I can testify that they do work to balance your life and strengthen your relationship with your children and your joy in motherhood. right on!Beccarigghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08152742521372953808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3738850860658737936.post-46474647163739203992011-03-19T13:55:37.779-05:002011-03-19T13:55:37.779-05:00This is brilliance, Naomi. I love your approach an...This is brilliance, Naomi. I love your approach and hope I can emulate your perspective when I'm a mom. "... But that is 30 minutes that I spent doing something WITH her instead of DESPITE her." Perfectly said!<br /><br />I've actually been noticing a similar thing among friends who say they want to get all their traveling out of the way before they have kids, because, obviously, it would just be too tough to travel once they're parents. I totally get where they're coming from, but I guess it just sets up this idea that life is OVER when kids come along, that you have to sacrifice all of your personal interests and goals, that kids are a life-interruption rather than a life-blessing or a life-enhancer. (I imagine the truth is that they're simultaneously an interruption and a blessing, right? =) Anyway, I think what you're saying here really relates, in the sense that you can work to make your kids part of your life instead of seeing them as two separate, competing things.Sara K.S. Hankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11055089458230266525noreply@blogger.com