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Parent’s Groundhog Day
Parent’s Groundhog Day
I don’t know how many of you saw the movie Groundhog’s Day, in which a weatherman (portrayed by Bill Murray) finds himself living the same day over and over again. Imagine if you could relive a day over. How would you make it different?
I thought about this as I was driving home from work. See…today was a very difficult day for me, as I learned that a child I knew had died. As part of my school system’s crisis team, I immediately descended upon his school to counsel his classmates and teachers and help them with the range of emotions that they were feeling. It made me think about how as parents we tend to presume that we will see our children each day after we drop them off at school. We expect that the equilibrium that we experience will continue indefinitely. However, all too sudden…things can change. But, as we all know, nothing can be taken for granted. We really have to make the effort and take the steps to be that parent each day. Of course, there is no such thing as a perfect parent! However, every parent can be a really, really…really GREAT parent!
So with that in mind…if you could start the day over, would you have made the same choices? Would you have said the things that you said to your child today? Or perhaps there is something that you wish you had said but didn’t. Whatever the scenario, I empower you to do all that you can to cherish every moment with your child. Take time to really get to know them, and cultivate your relationship. Make the time you spend with them a priority, and demonstrate to them that your love is unconditional.
Luckily for me, I was able to say the things that I regretted not saying to my children this morning. I must have said, “I love you!” 40 times in the past hour alone. However, I made a vow to try harder to pretend that I would never be allowed another Groundhog Day to correct myself. I challenge you to do the same!!!!
Happy Parenting,
Gaétane Borders, MA, ABD
I don’t know how many of you saw the movie Groundhog’s Day, in which a weatherman (portrayed by Bill Murray) finds himself living the same day over and over again. Imagine if you could relive a day over. How would you make it different?
I thought about this as I was driving home from work. See…today was a very difficult day for me, as I learned that a child I knew had died. As part of my school system’s crisis team, I immediately descended upon his school to counsel his classmates and teachers and help them with the range of emotions that they were feeling. It made me think about how as parents we tend to presume that we will see our children each day after we drop them off at school. We expect that the equilibrium that we experience will continue indefinitely. However, all too sudden…things can change. But, as we all know, nothing can be taken for granted. We really have to make the effort and take the steps to be that parent each day. Of course, there is no such thing as a perfect parent! However, every parent can be a really, really…really GREAT parent!
So with that in mind…if you could start the day over, would you have made the same choices? Would you have said the things that you said to your child today? Or perhaps there is something that you wish you had said but didn’t. Whatever the scenario, I empower you to do all that you can to cherish every moment with your child. Take time to really get to know them, and cultivate your relationship. Make the time you spend with them a priority, and demonstrate to them that your love is unconditional.
Luckily for me, I was able to say the things that I regretted not saying to my children this morning. I must have said, “I love you!” 40 times in the past hour alone. However, I made a vow to try harder to pretend that I would never be allowed another Groundhog Day to correct myself. I challenge you to do the same!!!!
Happy Parenting,
Gaétane Borders, MA, ABD
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