tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8598862945390612019.post9163464517524318768..comments2023-10-23T08:57:26.585-07:00Comments on thoughts of a doctor's wife: A Happy Birthday OR Good HealthLizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824477197382240833noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8598862945390612019.post-65332994737739307242010-10-26T16:32:12.852-07:002010-10-26T16:32:12.852-07:00Laughed until I cried.
Just take them to McDona...Laughed until I cried. <br /><br />Just take them to McDonalds. Buy them all a 4 piece happy meal and open presents then have their parents take them home. The kids love it and the parents will not have to feed their kids for one meal. Everyone wins.<br /><br />You are an over achiever. I totally get that because I started out that way, too. My kids had to win all the science fairs and have the best homemade halloween costumes. I was spending 2-3 hours every week ironing their school clothes so it looked like I was a good mother. <br /><br />I was whining to Shauna one day and she suggested I re-evaluate my priorities, which I did. Most of my need to over achieve was a result of "working mom syndrome." I had to do everything better to prove I was as good a mom as the stay at home mothers. That need was all in my head. <br /><br />Being a good mom isn't about what you do for your kids. It's about loving and teaching them and giving them a sense of who they are in God's eyes and what He wants them to become. You do that so well.<br /><br />Trust me the kids won't be disappointed with McDonalds or Chuck E. Cheese. You will still be the best mom on the block. Most kids don't even have birthday parties every year. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing that story. It's been a crappy day spent in the hospital with Kent having a picc line inserted. Your story salvaged it. You are the best!<br /><br />Love ya, ABBarb's blessingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159630432017083920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8598862945390612019.post-25890515965596382252010-10-26T10:18:49.904-07:002010-10-26T10:18:49.904-07:00That sounds so stressful!! I have new respect for ...That sounds so stressful!! I have new respect for all the planning my mom did for my birthday parties as a kid. It's a wonder she made it through without a nervous breakdown!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com