10/05/2026
My three year old asked me tonight if he would jump in the puddles.. my first thought was “no, you’re gonna get dirty” “not today” “maybe another time” …
I think stood there for a minute and had to think, after our walk on the dirt road, we were going to go straight to the bath and then bed time. We had already ate for the night. Why am I so quick to turn away these boys fun for the night.
So I told him, “ I wanna see you jump that puddle” “can you jump that far” “wow! You can jump so far”
Some days, I’m tired, I can be quick to say “ maybe next time” these are the days I tend to try to remind myself this is their childhood. They have so much energy and free spirt, and I’m the one that needs to put the to-do list down and run in the puddles.
I hope all the mamas that follow my page can find at least one day this week to put everything down, talk a walk, throw the ball, or you may even want to jump in the puddles.
