By running,I have evidence that I can set a very difficult goal,and via one tiny milestone at a time,I will achieve that goal.
It’s often said that we want for our kids what we didn’t have ourselves.
Sometimes mothers need a holiday on their own.
I casually learnt in precious snippets the parts of herself that she’s discovering. All because I stopped and surrendered to that moment in time.
“The packing up of endless cupboards after 12 years. The scrubbing of every surface,like I was destroying evidence.”
I know I have two choices. One:surrender to the grey. Or two:just do one thing.
When we’re telling mothers we love them and thanking them for doing the work of 20 people for free,I’d like the universal gift to be for Mother Guilt to be expunged forever.
It’s a privilege to be able to renovate a house,but I was reminded I lack a fairly critical home-renovating skill:being able to make a decision.
I don’t spend one minute predicting future disasters. It’s a skill I developed after my daughter was born,when we went through some hard years.
Over the past 19 years,a lot has changed in my life. Maggie has been the only constant.
My 13-year-old daughter has just finished her second year of playing AFL. And while she’s not a natural athlete,I admire her persistence.