Friday, June 5, 2009

What Does One do??

I have felt so overwhelmed by so many different things going on lately. I feel I am on the verge of a mini breakdown. Sometimes it is hard to keep sane. When you are a parent you never stop worrying about your kids. I know that now. Whitney will be 19 this Fall and every decision she makes impacts everyone around her. I realize now how much I must have worried my own mom when I was a teenager. The scary thing is, you can't force your will on them...they have their own will and they are going to whatever they want. You can try to guide them and hope they take the right path, but altimately the choice is theirs. So, just as God let's us each do own thing, we must let our kids do their own thing too. However painful it is to watch...Many sleepless nights are had wondering if I am making wise choices for my children. I guess as long as they are happy and healthy and fairly well rounded I must be doing something right.
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  1. Connie KilmerJune 25, 2009 at 4:54 AM

    Just read your blog - as an "older" mom I can only tell you that it never gets better. We worry about our kids as long as we are alive. The worry multiplies when your children marry and grandkids are added to the family. You just get up every day, say a prayer, and then do the best you can each day. You sound like a very loving mom and your kids are lucky to have you. Congratulations on Whitney! Now another chapter in her life begins...

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  2. The Fischer FamilyJuly 6, 2009 at 1:29 PM

    It is so hard isn't it to let them make their own choices even when you know how it might hurt them or those around them?!?! but God gave us our free agency to make our own decisions because he loves us. Imagine how hard it must be for him to watch us when we mess up!!!! But I know that you're doing the best you can, and so does He, and in the end the best is all you can do!

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