“Every year I make a list of all the ways I would describe my child that year. Then when they are grown up they can see how they changed over the years.”
That’s a great idea. I should do that for the triplets.
“I write down things my child says that are funny or important or particularly good on a little slip of paper and fold them and put them in a jar. Then they’ll have those as adults.”
That’s a great idea. I should do that for the triplets.
“I use the 1SE app to record 1 second of my child’s life everyday, so at the end of the year I have a full year of moments from their year.”
That’s a great idea. I am doing that for the triplets.
Sometimes I get overwhelmed by all of the things I could be doing for my grandkids, hundreds of ideas on social media or on television or in conversations with friends. And I’m only their Mimi and not their Mama. The pressure for parents to do more and be better for their children is enormous. It’s hard to pause long enough to say, “I’m doing okay. Likely better than okay. Likely spectacularly.”
I think we feel this pressure in so many areas of our lives. We have high expectations for ourselves, and we want to do a good job. At everything we do. Always.
How exhausting!
I guess I just wanted to say that managing expectations for ourselves is hard, but it is a worthy endeavor. Take a minute to sit on the floor, snuggle your cat (or your dog or your child or your cookbook, whatever brings you joy), and manage your expectations for the next week.
Be That Person 
Heather
Thank you. This tells a truth which is scary to name because of what people may say. But vulnerability is the only way to being authentic and really human. And unless we recognize this we can’t tame it. I’m eager to share this with our teams and help them confront the “expectation monsters” we experience.
Thank you