Friday, April 16, 2010
Being Involed
My 9 year old daughter is involved with Girls Scouts and they have camp next weekend. I am so excited for my daughter that she gets to go to camp. She may even get to/ have to go by herself for most of it because I will have to stay home with my son and my nephew. That is the part is scares me. I have never left my daughter alone unless it is with family. So I am a little nervous, I guess more than anything. She will go Friday night and stay until Saturday morning when I pick her up because she is also involved with the softball team and she has her first game on Saturday morning. I may then take her back and she will stay until Sunday at 5pm. All of this going in one weekend is kind of overwhelming but I am so excited that my kids are involved with stuff. I was never able to participate in things like that when I was growing up. My parents never had the money or the time to do anything with me and my sisters. My husband was in the same situation. He never got to participate in after school programs or activities. I believe this is part of the reason he and I both got in trouble as teenagers because we didn’t have anything else to do so why not. I am hoping with my kids being involved in baseball/softball/girl scouts that they will be less likely to follow in their parents’ footsteps. One of my biggest fears with my kids are they will hate me or end up in trouble like their father and I were. I talk to my kids as much as possible and let them know that no matter what they do or have done I will always be here for them. They can always call me or even write me a letter (my daughter likes to write) telling me what is on their mind, if I have done something that upsets them, or even stuff at school. I would much rather my kids to be involved in something outside of the home rather than have their noses in video games all day and night. Even without baseball and softball, I would rather my kids to be outside then in front of the tv or video games. I truly hope my kids activities impacts their life in a good way.
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Having your children involved in sports or some type of after school activity is always a good thing. It helps them learn positive behavior and some responsibility.It will also keep them out of trouble. And enjoy the talking and telling you how they feel, it goes away for a while when they hit puberty. But do not fret, it does come back, usually in their twenties.
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