Do you remember when.....

Do you remember when your children were little and between juggling work and household duties, you still managed to schedule playgroups? Life was a series of dance lessons, trips to the visit zoo and museums. It was easier. You could coordinated sleepovers and your voice on who was invited was heard...maybe questioned at times but ultimately you got to decide and steer your children to the ones you wanted them to be friends with.

Then they grow up... You let go of the parent strings and hope that you have given them all the tools to be an adult. You hope with all your heart that when you are informed of the decisions that they are making that they are making the right decision. You wait, in the wings to help pick up the pieces if things don't work out the way they planned. It was easier picking up the toys in their room than seeing heartbreaks. I love thinking of the good old days....miss being the decision maker...glad that my daughters are the women they are....wishing that their dreams come true and the growing pains were not felt by them, only a mom would take the pain for their kids.

Yes, arranging playgroups sure was easier.