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Communication FUNdamentals
Mar. 12, 2008
Tuesday Tip: Cherish Each Moment for soon they are 18!
Today's Tuesday Tip is from my own experience as a mom and as a student of communication for over 20 years.
When they are born, you take them home and you think this is just the beginning. A sense of awe and wonder and even overwhelming responsiblity washes over you and you think you have all the time in the world.
When they are toddlers, you have grown used to being a parent but still struggle to teach and get in each day to day activity with a little one in tow.
When they are school age, the time just flies by. One year you drop them off at Kindergarten and the next day they are graduating from your homeschool and moving 3000 miles away to college!
During the time in between, take the time to build memories, to talk with them about who they are and who they want to be. Share moments. Steal away time. Build relationships. For tomorrow they will be out on their own and these memories will be all you have left save some phone calls, emails and a few weeks home out of the year.
I treasure each moment I have had with my dd who will be turning 18 on Thursday. I keep each memory locked away in my heart so that I can pull it out when she is far from home so that I can feel her close to me.
One more tip: If you have a son or daughter who is graduating this year and going away to college away from home, DON'T go see College Road Trip! It's very cute, funny and rated G, but the ending where she goes away to college will have you bawling for three days. Trust me, I know from experience.
From JoJo's Purple Crayon...
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Mar. 13, 2008 - Untitled Comment
Congratulations on a job well done!
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