What is your pace? At Dutch Wonderland.
Today on our East Coast travels, my sister and I took our children to Dutch Wonderland. She rode on roller coasters and log rides with my 5-year-old while I chased after my younger two.
And as we explored the park, I delighted in how easy two children are. Because it’s all relative.
With your first child, you’re overwhelmed. But when your second arrives, one seems manageable. And then, by your third, two is a walk in the park. Because two fit in a stroller; nobody tags along ten feet behind you so you can set the pace.
Sometimes I wonder what motherhood would be like if I had children in my twenties. I’d be less financially secure, but would I live more in the moment, be more willing to go their pace?
What do you think? Does age matter?
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We just had our 4th 3 months ago and you would be surprised how JOYOUS 2 is now! Three is even easy, but 2? Oh, to have 2 children (although I wouldn’t give up ANYONE–well, maybe everyday in my mommy meltdown moments I would give SOMEONE up–but then I would want them back!)
I’m not sure if it’s the age, or the wisdom but I am a much different mother with my fifth than with my first. We adopted our first when I was 29 our second at 31, had my first biological child at 39 (wasn’t supposed to be possible), adopted again at 42 and lightening struck twice when I had a biological child at 46! The love has always been consistent, but the difference is I’ve mellowed so much. Less drama, less hypervigilance, more of a relaxed attitude, etc. Mothering is a spectrum of wisdom through experience. I take heart that even God in the story of Noah felt he’d over-reacted as a parent in sending that flood! As a reminder to never act so irrationally again, he used the rainbow as a reminder–mellow out–don’t take everything so personally. Whenever I see a rainbow, I think about that. Slow down, enjoy the moment. It’s true, it does go by so fast and this time together is precious and sacred.
I have three too, and there are days when I feel I keep up fairly well, but then there are the days that I just so tired from house work, work, and etc, and I just feel like I can’t keep up!! I just try my best to make “those” days far and few between!! HAve a great day!
As an “older” mom, I wonder that, too. Not always, but there are certainly days when managing my 3-yo that I say, yeesh. I wish I were younger!! But I wouldn’t change the timing for anything, so I guess I’m OK with how it all played out!
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