So yesterday I had a major "Glennys moment." As I get older I am reminded how much I am just like my mom. Although she has many admirable qualities there are few things that as a girl I swore I would Never do when I was a mom. Well yesterday I did one of those things I swore I would Never do. And I did it in true Glennys fashion. Lets just say I'm makin' momma proud.
Sydney has been riding her bike to school with some other kids in our neighborhood. She has loved this new arrangement and it has been especially nice for me. I love being able to get home from work and settle into mom mode after work before she gets home.
Well yesterday she wasn't able to make it to the meeting point in time to ride bikes with her friends. She decided this morning to test how serious I was when I said "No. You can't wear a skirt without tights today. It's too cold." After trying to walk out of the house twice with a skirt and no tights she was late and I had to take her to school. Somehow I managed to forget that event of the morning and went home after work and started culling through some photos.
Around 4:00 she came through the door, pleasant as usual, and found me in the office and brought to my attention that because I forgot to pick her up she had to walk home alone. My first thought: I'm a bad mom, my little 7 year old had to walk home all by herself! It's not that far of a walk but I remember it being far when I was that age and my mom forgot us. It just brought me back to my childhood. I remember thinking "how could you forget that you have kids......."
After apologizing profusely to her she handed me a yellow flower and said, "I got this for you. I was thinking, well you didn't pick me up but you deserve it." She was surprisingly forgiving and way more forgiving than I ever was. She may not be so understanding if I have too many "Glennys moments."
Sydney has been riding her bike to school with some other kids in our neighborhood. She has loved this new arrangement and it has been especially nice for me. I love being able to get home from work and settle into mom mode after work before she gets home.
Well yesterday she wasn't able to make it to the meeting point in time to ride bikes with her friends. She decided this morning to test how serious I was when I said "No. You can't wear a skirt without tights today. It's too cold." After trying to walk out of the house twice with a skirt and no tights she was late and I had to take her to school. Somehow I managed to forget that event of the morning and went home after work and started culling through some photos.
Around 4:00 she came through the door, pleasant as usual, and found me in the office and brought to my attention that because I forgot to pick her up she had to walk home alone. My first thought: I'm a bad mom, my little 7 year old had to walk home all by herself! It's not that far of a walk but I remember it being far when I was that age and my mom forgot us. It just brought me back to my childhood. I remember thinking "how could you forget that you have kids......."
After apologizing profusely to her she handed me a yellow flower and said, "I got this for you. I was thinking, well you didn't pick me up but you deserve it." She was surprisingly forgiving and way more forgiving than I ever was. She may not be so understanding if I have too many "Glennys moments."