I know my music doesn’t make sense to you. I know you’re never sure what version of me you’re going to see on any given morning. I know it feels like I’m pulling away from you. I know you don’t know what to expect from me next. I know I can drive you crazy. I know you miss the days when I was little and fit on your lap. I know this is hard for you.
But the thing is, it’s hard for me, too. Do you remember this kind of hard?
GUILTY CHOCOHOLIC MAMA
Do you remember not knowing what kind of mood you were going to be in from one hour to the next, let alone one day to the next? Do you remember feeling like you wanted to cry, laugh, scream, run, sleep, talk, and hide, all at the same time? Do you remember wondering why you acted the way you did some- times? Do you remember feeling like your brain and your body were going two completely different speeds? Do you remember not being sure if the people who were your
MOM AND DAD, I NEED YOU TO LOVE ME THROUGH THIS
by Elizabeth Spencer
B eing a parent is hard and a challenge at the best of time let alone trying to live through a pandemic and the additional stress that it is putting on our kids whether your child is two or fifty-two. Remember when things get tough and you are having one of those par- enting days that these are the things that our kids will want to say at one time or another, not that they most likely won’t but just remember that they are thinking it. Hey, mom and dad. I’m sorry I yelled this morning. I’m sorry for what I said. I’m sorry for the way I said it. I know I’ve been a little hard to live with lately. Or maybe a lot hard.
I know I’m moody. I know my room is a mess. I know we disagree a lot. I know you don’t understand some of the things I do. I know you don’t always like how I dress. I know I let you down sometimes. I know I’m expensive. I know my schedule runs you ragged.
121 MARCH/APRIL 2022 • SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE
120 SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE • MARCH/APRIL 2022
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