I’m sorry
Kids, I’m sorry for:
- not always making you breakfast with protein in it (and ensuring you get your vitamins, fish oil and Juice + every morning)
- not always checking whether you’ve done your reading
- serving too much Annie’s mac and cheese
- getting mad at you in the mornings when we’re late (when in fact I held everyone up because I decided to check e-mail)
- not being able to answer every question, like: how do I do this algebraic equation
- wishing all three of you were A+ students
- complaining about carpool so much
- not being more interested in what you’re learning in school
- absolutely, 100% knowing I will never let you have a dog
- being so bad about pocket money
- getting your permission slips in late
Kids, what I’m not sorry for:
- letting you live in a messy house
- expecting you to always do your best
- having 5, 6, 7 of your friends over at a time
- being strict about TV
- having family dinners most nights
- making you do your own laundry
- giving you autonomy over your homework
- letting you have sleepovers whenever you want
- insisting on kindness
- watching American Idol together
- talking openly about sex and love
- giving you the benefit of the doubt
- caring so much about my work
- thinking you are too cute for words