[email protected]

In a message dated 4/14/2006 7:39:24 P.M. US Eastern Standard Time,
trektheory@... writes:

> It's so hard to believe, but this time will pass so quickly.
My "baby" is 12 now. How the heck did that happen?!


Is it horrible to say, that I just was NOT prepared for how fast they grew?
I have enjoyed my children so much! It just makes me sad every now and then
to realize how big they are getting, and knowing I'll never have those days
again.......anyway.......enough being maudlin! We've all done the best we
can as parents, right, and we should take pride in every step they take towards
adulthood. I just miss having a little baby to snuggle close every now and
again!

Mandy

(http://www.baby-gaga.com/) (http://www.baby-gaga.com/)
(http://www.baby-gaga.com/) (http://www.baby-gaga.com/)


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[email protected]

>>Is it horrible to say, that I just was NOT prepared for how fast they grew? >>

Not horrible at all. It's sweet. :o)

But I'm wondering if this is another unexpected byproduct of unschooling. Although I mentioned that childhood goes by in the blink of an eye, I am not sad about it. I just wanted to remind those with wee ones that it won't always be as physically time consuming as it seems now.

I have been able to spend so much time with my kids. And it's been *good* time, not time spent nagging them or doubting them. I've been able to help them be Who They Are. I know them well and like them as people. I wonder if that has an effect on how comfortable I am about them growing up.

--
~Mary
http://zenmommasgarden.blogspot.com/

"The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the
green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly
alive."
~Thich Nhat Hanh

-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: LuvnMomma24boys@...

trektheory

--- In [email protected], zenmomma@... wrote:
>
> >>Is it horrible to say, that I just was NOT prepared for how fast
they grew? >>
>
> Not horrible at all. It's sweet. :o)
>
> But I'm wondering if this is another unexpected byproduct of
unschooling. Although I mentioned that childhood goes by in the
blink of an eye, I am not sad about it.

I'm happy for you that you aren't sad about it. I am terribly sad
at how fast it is going. I don't know if it is a result of the fact
that I only have one child, or that I had trouble getting pregnant,
that I had a miscarraige, that my life has been weird on occasion
(like, since we started homeschooling! -- not the hsing made it
weird, but the circumstances of our lives at that time, and
basically the 4 yrs following, that were weird.)

I suspect I would be more miserable if my son were away 6+ hours a
day, plus homework time. I know he would be!

Linda

[email protected]

>.I'm happy for you that you aren't sad about it. I am terribly sad at how fast it is going.>>

I hope my comment didn't offend you somehow. It's hard to tell in email. I was just musing aloud.

--
~Mary
http://zenmommasgarden.blogspot.com/

"The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the
green earth, dwelling deeply in the present moment and feeling truly
alive."
~Thich Nhat Hanh

-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "trektheory" <trektheory@...>