I've heard so many moms talking about all the "help" they get from their little ones and that they can't get anything done, or as soon as something is clean someone has dirtied it up again.  This is just my thought but really who cares?  In 20 years who is going to remember?

20 years from now no one will remember....

how clean my house was

that my floors usually need to be vacuumed

that my TV was always covered in fingerprints

that my kitchen is usually covered in a mysterious sticky substance

that my sons bed is never made.

No one will remember...

the brand of clothes I wore

if my shoes matched my outfit....or each other

how my hair looked.

No one will remember...

that clean clothes usually sit in a basket for days before they are put away

that I don't empty clean dishes from the dishwasher, I just wait until they've all been used

that my son wore orange shorts with a purple shirt.

No one will remember...

that dinner wasn't always served on time

that dessert isn't usually homemade

that I took cookies from a box to the church picnic.

In 20 years my son will remember...

the joys of jumping on a freshly made bed

making mud pies with mom

He will remember...

that his mom was the fun mom

                who didn't care if her hair got wet or clothes got dirty

He will remember...

there was always time to play

always time to cuddle

He will remember...

that at two years old he could pick out his own clothes

spending hours helping mom make cookies for the church picnic...and sneezing in them

He will remember...

that he was never too young, too little, too silly, too dirty to be moms big helper.

 

 

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lilah...
Jun. 19, 2009 at 8:18 AM

Awww......I'm soooo not cleaning my house today! Oh, and I'm going to blame you...lol....

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Robsm...
Aug. 6, 2009 at 8:53 PM

Too sweet!  Thanks for reminding me of the truly important things about raising children. 

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