So yes, I probably will look back and miss this. I know I will. I miss Junior High too but that doesn’t mean I want to go back to one strap bib overalls, butterfly hair clips, trapper keepers and no eyebrows. I mean.. do you even remember how long it takes to fold a [handwritten] note into an arrow? That was exhausting. Yes, I miss it. But I don’t want to go back. I want to appreciate it for everything it was and the beautiful memories I have now.
For now, if you see me in the check-out aisle or at the park growling at my children under my breath, you can just gently smile. I’ll understand what it means.
And to my other middle-middle aged mamas… let’s level up with grace girls! We’ll get that flag and watch the fireworks. We’re all in this together. Enjoy every drop of coffee and wine while you close your eyes for 30 seconds and call it a nap. I know you’ll miss this. But I also know how exhausted you are. It doesn’t make us any less grateful.
Take lots of pictures, because when we look back on this life level, we’re going to want to remember the precious moments and right now, we can’t even remember whether or not we turned off the flat iron.
