I was asked to write a piece for Woman’s World magazine about what it was like not to have any more kids to dress up and take trick-or-treating during Halloween. Sob. Sure, I’ve had teenagers for awhile, so that phase of little people needing to be chaperoned in the neighborhood had long since passed. But what I discovered, as I began to write, was there was one important message I wish I could have told my younger self: be in the moment. Because this Halloween, this Thanksgiving and this Christmas only happens once, ever. Perfection is not what’s important, being there, focused on your kids, that’s what matters. There aren’t any do overs. Just these precious years of chaos that will soon be memories.
Enjoy every moment this holiday season!
(to read the article I wrote, go here)