....Dan In Real Life, with Steve Carell. Had me hiding behind my fingers a few times squirming with embarrassment at the social disasters unfolding, but hey, that's one of my favourite emotions whilst watching a film. NOT to be horrified, terrified or sickened. As regular readers of my bloggie will vouch...
This week it is the turn of the Scrapgoddesses (of which I am one) to host the UKS team challenge. Here is my layout, based on these themes: journey, handwritten journalling, purple and ribbon:
I like it, actually, and it is one I hope Oliver can see a bit of value in when he is older. Or not, I suspect. Feeling a bit melancholic about Oliver lately. Don't you ever get moments as time is passing that you kind of feel you should stand back and review the path you are taking? His days are spinning by so fast, that already he is 7, and I keep thinking - is this the best we can do for him? Is this the ideal life I dreamed for him? Am I steering him along the 'right' path? I don't really want him growing up in the city, I imagined a more outdoorsy life in the country, and enriched with home-education. I don't know. I feel a bit lost about it all really. Mark would say I am putting my fears and ever-present anxiety over him onto his shoulders so I should just chill a bit. I know, however, from bitter experience that when children stop looking to you for their main influence/guidance they will be looking elsewhere and you will not be able to prevent the snowball from gathering pace and disappearing off down the mountain.... I just feel afraid that I don't have enough time to arm him with the necessary 'tools' to carve his own, confident path through life, or that I may not have the ability to place him in the best environment to bloom.
Does parental anxiety ever ease?
My Mum will be 60 next week, and my severe shortage of cashflow has prompted me to get-a-jewellery-making. She did make noises about a bracelet the last time I wore my own, so I hope she will like these:
5 comments:
Love the layout.
Don't worry about Oliver you are giving the best in life your love, and no, parental responsibility doesn't stop, my son is now 28 and a Dad himself, I bought him up as a single Mum, (with no contact with his father, although they have made contact now) with help from my Mum and stepdad. Brad has a good job, lovely wife and beautiful daughter and yes I still worry that I could have done better by him, but hey he has done himself and me proud - what more can a mother ask.
I agree.. lovely layout, great journalling, something I always want to do but never seem to deliver on!
And as for parenting.. just be sure that you will smile in days / years to come when you look back on this dilemma and swap it for another!
(and watch some TV, no better way than watching other people cock-up to make you feel okay about your own skills!)
oh, and Last Chance Harvey is also a sweet film, no terror or CGI, just the way we like it!.. currently trying to read TTWife before it comes out on 14th!
Kathi x
Love the LO and I am sure your Mum will be really pleased with her present. You can only do your best for your children - they have to find their own way, sometimes that way is not necessarily the way you envisaged but ....
Parental worry never eases, the issues just change. You can only do what you think is right, but most of all let them be children for as long as possible - after all they're adults for a whole lot longer! This is a beautiful LO.
The jewellery is beautiful and I am sure your mum will love it.
Rosemary is still good - hope to find out how good tonight!!!
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