Back by popular demand.......THE HOLIDAY SEASON!! So starts the whole frenzy of holiday mayhem and cheer. I am going to take a break from the whole career search thing that I have been doing this year and focus on my family more. This is the time of year to show thanks and cherish what you have. Kid #4 has had a bit of a rough time the past couple of weeks. She is hanging with me and going thru this process with grace and patience that I clearly don't have. So I give thanks for my children and my husband. They each bring something to my life that keeps me balanced. When I lose my way, my husband is the one that somehow steers me back to the calm, cool, collected person he knows I am. Otherwise I would be known as the crazy lady of the county (and I may already have that title...not entirely sure!).
Holiday time is also a time for us parents to shift into teaching mode more so than usual....in my humble opinion anyway. It is our job to take this opportunity to allow our children to enjoy the fun and happiness of the season with all the gifts and parties, etc. But we also have to use this time to teach them the true meaning behind the holidays. Why Thanksgiving is so highly celebrated. Why Christmas is so important. The time to teach our children to not pass judgement on others for their differences. Now I know some are saying we should be doing that already. And you are right, but I feel like the holiday season is a good time to really hone in those values of judgement because of all the different ways the holiday is celebrated by the different cultures, etc.
This is what I think....if we would all teach a little more tolerance at this time of the year, wouldn't we all feel less stress to be something other than what we are....ourselves. We are humans, we are not perfect, but I can take a little of the bad with the good in people. What I cant tolerate is when my turkey comes out overcooked and the mashed potatoes are lumpy beyond all getout. There is my line in the sand! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
