It's You Again
🌟Weekly Inspiration🌟
The years of early childrearing are demanding, fun, and exhausting. Your children want to be with you—indeed, their whole world relies on your supervision and participation. At times, partners can feel like passing ships or caught in a perpetual divide-and-conquer mentality. Young parents often feel in survival mode, especially at the modern day pace of many families and communities. Seemingly overnight, you will begin to notice—your children growing up, gaining independence, and preferring to be out with their friends rather than home with you. This is normal ❤️. You might begin to find yourself with only your spouse at every turn, a new quiet without the children around.
The years of childrearing pass quickly—days can be long, but the years fly by. Before, you know it kids grow up and you are left with your marriage/partnership, or perhaps you’ve been separated/divorced for awhile. There is a transition, a re-working of time/activity/relationship. It’s a good idea to consider this over the years, even in the exhaustion and hustle of being a young family. Keeping the connection, friendship, and team mentality alive over the long haul becomes so important as your children get older.
Ask Yourself:
What model of a partnership did I witness growing up? What worked and didn’t work for my parents? If they divorced, were they able to co-parent effectively?
What have I attempted to model the same or differently for my children?
Do I behave as if “love” is a verb, not a noun? Do I actively work on my relationship?
Can I slow down a bit to see the loved ones that are right in front of me?
Any small insight on this or any shift that I’d like to make?