Best article ever!

Here's an article a friend shared on Facebook that made me smile . I felt gratitude for reading it and mostly gratitude for my parents and my AWESOME childhood.

When I became a mom, I felt a bit awkward because people I knew or mothers on Pinterest I follow seemed to do things so wonderfully I didn't know if I could ever be as good as them. Fortunately that feeling didn't stick around long enough for me to cry my head of because I couldn't make those perfect crafts or bake those perfect cakes for my children. I decided early enough that I was going to raise my children the way my mom did. She let us be children!

I do a lot with my babies and take them out as much as I can and YES, I do let them play on their own a lot and they love it. Nothing makes me smile more than seeing my Yann playing with his toys on his own, and do a lot of pretend play with his dinosaurs. Nothing excites me more than seeing him use a box of tissu papers as dinosaurs feet or other house item as tools for a wonderful creative play. I am by no means the best mom ever and I accept it fully. I do not do a lot of craft with my boys, it's honestly not something Yann seems to like. I truly love this article. I don't need to feel guilty because I don't/can't do what other moms do. I do it my way, the old fashion way (Tahitian style). Of course, I do play with them. I do not neglect them. Family time is important to us.

Today, Yann wanted to catch the snowflakes so I dressed him up and let him out in the back yard and he had fun while I was visiting with my mother in law. After he was done playing in the back yard, he went out with his grandma for a walk and came back with a few pine cones that he collected while walking. He was so excited about them, it made me happy. Here's something he probably won't remember but I for sure will. Ever since he started walking, I used to (and still do) just let him off the patio door so he can go explore the back yard. I used to feel guilty about it because I didn't know if other people did this but I am not anymore. My secret is out!