Does being playful and silly come naturally to you?
It didn’t to me. Not at first. I’m getting better at it now though. My children are all very active and full of energy. Their extreme enthusiasm would leave me becoming more serious as I felt like I needed to keep the balance in the family so we don’t turn to utter chaos.
But a while ago, we suffered a loss in our family and it truly reminded me how short life is. And the way “normal” life got turned upside down by the COVID-19 situation further drove this home.
I have made it my personal goal to enjoy life as much as possible and to cut loose with my kids as best as I can. We do have an important job in shaping our children, but I want to have fun while doing it. I made a list to help me transition from that serious mama to a more silly, playful mama. And over time, I kept adding to that list. Today, I added a few last ones to round it up to the nice “100” number and I’m sharing it with you.
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