leslieism

“I can’t stop doing math equations in my head and I just want to sleep”, says my weepy daughter.  I muffled my laughter and held back my ‘Rain man’ remark (to her face) and tried to grasp what was really happening.   I concluded there was a combo platter of (lack of) sleep delirium and emotional confusion from a decision I made.

Today I question my choice, kind of, sorta,……enough to feel like a good parent anyways.  I am pleased to announce that I did the right thing.  I think.

Well that’s that. As long as we think out scenarios, weigh pros and cons, do the best we can……we are still gonna screw up.  The fact that we care about our choices for our children…..well, I don’t know, maybe we screw up less?

Here’s the deal: As long as we make decisions with our children’s best interest at heart…..we can make decisions with our best interest at heart also….and at the same time, intertwined if you will. I will, and I did. 

I’m excited about benefiting from this experience.  I may have a “card counter” on my hands and I have no problem abusing her new talent.  I thought it out and yep, very comfortable with that decision.