Would a Parent of the Year lie to his kids on long rides in the car? Would he tell them the sign on the side of the road in the hills that said, ”Watch for falling rock,” was about a lost Indian chief named “Falling Rock?” And that they needed to watch for him and let me know if they see him? That would keep them from fighting and getting in trouble for a good while. Would a Parent of the Year do that? I think not.
Would parents of the year take their kids to the City Market and set them loose looking around; then sneak off to Haagen Dass across the way and eat ice cream in peace while laughing at them hunting for us? (just for a few minutes). I think not.
The Air Force used to have what they called a Base Nursery on most bases. That business included a short term child sitting service for low cost care while parents went out to eat or to a movie or whatever. We took advantage of that service frequently for short breaks. Would Parents of the Year do that? Of course not.
Would a Parent of the Year gleefully put her 5th grade kid on a bus taking him to a one week summer camp. Yay. Again, I think not.
We loved all three of our children dearly, but we weren’t quite ready to give up living our lives while raising them.
The Good Lord was watching over us and them. We are so very proud of all of them. They are super parents themselves and have given us five lovely grandchildren. BTW. We aren’t Grandparents of the year either. We even have a two year old great granddaughter as well.
Looking forward to getting several of them to Folly Beach again this year, when we can be “Not Parents/ Grandparents / Great Grandparents of the Year” again. Enuf.