'I wanted to go to the park whenever and read one more book and not stress about the stuff left out on the counter. '
"I wanted to be the fun mom I saw on Instagram who had the best birthday parties and the happiest kids," writes the author, pictured here with her son.My husband loves saying yes to the kids. He is really good at telling them, “That’s a great idea, what if we planned to do that?” And when my kids were young, I was determined to do the same. I wanted to be the fun mom I saw on Instagram who had the best birthday parties and the happiest kids.
I really did try. But the years have given me a bit of perspective, and I’ve learned some things about yeses and expectations and myself.I cannot do the Tooth Fairy.I cannot just drop everything in the service of “fun.”And I’m OK with that. In fact, I am a better mom when I give myself the grace to say “no.”
To me, the “yes day” is actually a beautiful example of limits. The movie’s message wasn’t “Make every day a ‘yes’ day.” It’s about cultivating space for the yes moments in our lives.
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