parenting | Lessons from my daughter

I’m Canadian! My thanksgiving is now. In November when my American friends will celebrate thanksgiving, I will celebrate it again!

Quite frankly, every day should have a moment where one should feel thankful.

Mines do!

Yes, every single day, I have something to be thankful for.

This last week, as Emily wasn’t feeling well… I’ve done a lot of laundry!

It reminded me of the first couple of years of Emily’s life when she was vomiting multiple times a day.

We were young living in our first house which was on a lake (beautiful spot). The house was a cottage which had been turned into a house. Nothing was leveled but the windows and French door were amazing. I have never had windows like that again!

Our small house had a stackable washer-dryer unit…

Every other weekend, we had to take our surplus of laundry to the laundromat with our vomiting baby in her stroller because those tiny washer-dryer units… They were no match to my girl’s ability to dirty clothes.

So on Friday as I’m starting, yet, another load of laundry. I had a moment when I thought about complaining out loud about non-stop laundry…

Than I remembered the stackable…

And it hit me!

I was so thankful for growing up, full-time employment, moving a couple of times, actually having the opportunity to move for employment, having a kitchen without a stackable unit in it.

As I filled my washing machine for the 5th time that week. I took a second to smile as I put in two sets of bedding, many towels, lots of pajamas and many other things.

I smiled because I won’t have to make a trip to the laundromat.

I smiled because I knew we would figure out what was going on with Emily.

I smiled because I could afford to take a couple of days off to take care of my girl.

I smiled because although I didn’t want to do laundry. I can do laundry!

For that, I’m thankful!

Can you find a daily reason to be thankful?

I’ve been saying this since I was pregnant with Emily and today was no different.

After 5 hours at the hospital, we were right, not exaggerating and the blood work proved it.

I’m not going to get in any details here but I wish that my opinion into my child’s well being would be considered.

When I tell the doctor that Emily lying around in her pj watching tv is unusual and a sure fact that she’s not well… To answer me that it’s pretty typical of a 16 year old is not ok!

I’ve been my girl’s advocate since before she was born. I have kept track of so many things over the years that I can answer almost any questions about my girl.

When we finally decide to take her to see the doctor, I wish they would listen to me.

Yes, she will be fine. It might take a day or two…. Maybe three or a week. Who knows but she’ll be fine because her parents (Jon and I) don’t give up. We keep track of everything than ask the real questions and push for tests.

That’s our job and we wouldn’t trade it.

Here’s my lovely girl yesterday!