Dear Friend,
Do you ever find yourself thinking about your life in terms of what your life was like before you had kids and what it is like now?
How has your life changed after bringing those little bundles into the world?
Be honest. I think that some people are almost afraid to admit to themselves that having kids can have a down side. Yet the degree to which your lifestyle has changed for the worse since your kids came along is the measure of the “sacrifice” that you are making to ensure that your kids have the best possible upbringing.
Right?
WRONG!
If you learn nothing else from me, please take this point to heart, and repeat it over and over to yourself each day:
The way to be the best possible parent that you can be is to be the best possible person that you can be, and to live the best possible life that you can live, everyday.
If you measure the quality of your parenting by how much you sacrifice for your children, then I propose that you are not being the best parent that you can be. And, you are not living the happiest life that you can live for yourself.
Raising great kids does not require that parents cease being people. It simply requires that parents be aware that everything that they do is being carefully watched and memorized by their young ones.
So, when you are finally ready to stop being bored, tired and frustrated with your lot in life, just remember that you can’t use the arrival of kids in your life as an excuse. There is no excuse to not living your life fully and completely.
So, are you ready to start living yet?
Talk to you soon,
Hugh
