So. Much. Fun.

When your little and you imagine being a parent, mostly you think of cuddling a little baby. As you get older and notice families together in the park or a pool having fun together, and that’s what looks fun about parenting. You think of your kid successful in school, or doing good things for the community and you think of the proud part of parenting. Maybe you consider celebrating holidays, making crafty things or baking cookies, or walking with your kid as she goes trick or treating.

But sitting here at the computer tonight, I realized that one of my thoughts about the fun of being a parent, now of a teenage girl, is being realized right now. There are five girls sitting in my living room, alternating talk to the TV and to each other as they watch Project Runway. They are having a lot of fun, and as Alice’s Mom, sitting in another room, overhearing them, so am I. She is a part of a good group of kids. And they are enjoying themselves and each other, laughing and chatting, together in my home.

~ by modelmom on October 15, 2009.