A New Experience.

This weekend my husband & I were given the brass ring to experience something that most parents would gladly give their left limb & right eye for ;) - ie a weekend withouth the kids! I have to admit that when my good friend, Mojca, suggested taking my three children for a sleep over Saturday nite and returning them Sunday evening, I reacted with ungrateful trepidation coming up with the most ridiculous reasons to snuff her enthusiastic plans! 'Would she feed them right?', 'Would she be as careful as I am with them when crossing the road?', 'Would she..would she...would she..!'
Fianlly, ashamed at my own cowardice I agreed half heartedly to let the children go. Driving them to Mojca's apartment drenched in the knowledge that over the next couple of days I would be powerless to look after the welfare of my babies, was a bitter pill to swallow. Anyway, the story ends well...they all had a rolicking good time, never missed me once and can't wait to do it again. Not to mention, the husband and I (after getting over the initial shock of not having them around surprisingly quickly) got to spend a lovely two days together.
I wanted to make a note of this new experience becuase it made me realise two things:
1. Trust in your children and in those who love them. We're so caught up in the routine of doing things for our children that we don't realise how capable they are of doing much of the same for themselves. Also, friends & family may not always do the job as well as you but they will do it to the best of their abilities becasue they care.
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2. This weekend I was reminded once again of all the things that really matter in my life. Yes making a success of Orgapod matters immensely - I'd be lying if I made light of this - but nothing matters or should matter I believe more than making a success of raising good, kind, self-reliant future adults.