Today didn't start out so well...dealing with issues with medical insurance made for a very stressful morning. After we got home from taking the dog to the vet, our neighbor Amy and her kids asked if we wanted to come over so the kids could play in the sprinkler. Thinking this would be a good time for me to veg-out and brood over my stress - I said we could.
I started out by sitting in my lawn chair, watching (with envy) as the kids tromped through the water looking cool as cucumbers while I sat, sweating; I was wishing I had said no and was sitting in my nicely air-conditioned house. Then I thought I could just put my head under one of the sprinklers and cool off to be a good sport and allow Sage to play a little longer.
Soon both of us mommies (me in my khaki shorts and a t-shirt) were as wet as the kids, that is, soaked from head to toe. Simply running through the sprinklers wasn't enough. We both had to get into filling buckets and dumping them on the kids and each other as well as being dumped on by the kids! We live on a pretty quiet street but, of course, today there were lots of cars driving by as we made fools of ourselves. The kids had a riot throwing water on us and laughing at us. And within about 10 minutes my stress had left my body and I was able to be fully present in the moment; having fun with my daughter and our friends.
Laughter with your child really is good medicine - it helps keeps you from taking yourself and your problems too seriously. Today it was much-needed and greatly enjoyed! So thanks Amy for pulling me out of myself and getting me to have fun!
But...Next time, I think I'll dress better for the occasion.
Wishing you laughter!
Emily A. Filmore, Author
blog.withmychldseries.com
http://www.withmychildseries.com/
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