My family is going camping again this weekend which marks 3 weekends in a row! Now I am a busy bee kinda mom, I can't sit still for too long with out stirring, my hubby says he can literally watch this process in action, and I have passed down this gotta keep busy type behavior to my kids, but I am wondering, is it too much? I get a sense of personal guilt if my boys aren't doing something, I make a point of having my eldest enrolled in some sort of sports activity every season, we have taken a Disney vacation this year where we drove to Florida and stayed at the resort for a week and they have even participated in a Relay for Life to raise money for cancer. My hubby begs for a weekend of peace and quiet and even in those supposed 'calm weekends' I can create chaos, it all of a sudden turns to inviting friends for bbq or lets do yard work, let's take the kids to the park etc! We literally have had 2 weekends thus far this summer where I hadn't gone out and made plans! I am an antsy girl who struggles with the thought of doing NOTHING! I can wind down later at night once kids are in bed, but up until that point it's go, go , go! Now I pride myself on my kids being very active, outdoorsy type kiddos, tv is minimum in the summer days, video games are non existent (they haven't caught on to that bug yet!) so my kids are dying to get outside by 10 am, many times we eat lunch on the deck and I am practically bribing them to get them in for dinner and bed. I always thought this was a perfect life, and vowed when I had kids that I was going to be an involved mom that created memories with them but I am starting to wonder is it possible my kids are being too active? Is keeping them so busy making them over stimulated?
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| My Eldest swimming |
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| Disney World 2012 |
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| Relay for Life 2012 |
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