I hate to come back to the blogging world with a rant and I truly hope this can come across not making people upset with me.  It’s intention is not to judge, I just really don’t get it.

The thing is, I am loving this bonus time with my kids.  The snow days, for me, are a time I get that to just BE with my family.  I’m still working, but there is no school pressure, practices have been cancelled, there’s nothing extra to do and nowhere we have to go.  Dinners have been kicked up a notch and we have been able to relax and enjoy our mini staycation.

Here’s my rant…as I scroll through social media, I see post after post with parents loathing these snow days and wanting the kids back in school.  I get it on some level, with them home and without routine there tends to be kid drama and “boredom” and believe me we have it here, too.  Siblings getting one each other’s (and my) nerves and a bit of cabin fever is kicking in.  I find it so sad, though, to see these posts over and over again.  How must the kids feel to know the parents would rather have them in school? Is it a joke or just frustrating to have the routine messed up?  I don’t mind the snow, but hate the icy roads but it has nothing to do with the kids not in school.  It’s the same with the end of summer, first day of school posts.  What gives?

This time we have with our kids is so limited.  Blink once and they are off starting a life of their own.  That’s what makes me sad, knowing that one day my relationship with them will be missing the daily interaction we have now so I’m holding on tight to every moment I get.  They don’t always want to hang w me, and I get that and that’s pretty normal, but when they do I try to take it in.