A Parent's Bucket List
Becoming a parent is one of the best things that has ever happened to me. I wasn't waiting around for my life to begin when I had kids. I loved my life before and I love my life now when it looks so different than before. Of course, life doesn't end when you have kids either. I know that. Yet, it feels like a lot more work to do things I enjoy apart from my kids. I have so many dreams, so many things I want to do. It's almost as though I want to have kids and not have kids at the same time. Neither lifestyle is better, but I obviously can't have both. I want to experience new things often, which becomes more difficult as you grow even if you don't have a family of your own. With time and experience, the extraordinary becomes commonplace. Then I realized that one of the main reasons I love being a mom is because I get to experience childhood all over again. Yes, I have to be the responsible one now, but it's so cool to see the world through my ki...
