Cheers for a Fun, Smart and Safe New Year! šŸ„‚

Cheers for a Fun, Smart and Safe New Year! šŸ„‚

Be safe. How many times have you told your children to ā€œBe Safeā€? My youngest, who is an adult and is going to do whatever he wants to do, just walked out of the door with these words following him. I usually say ā€œHave Funā€, (a futile attempt to be fun Mom) followed by ā€œBe Smartā€ and then I stick in the forever prayer of all moms ā€“ ā€œBe Safeā€. Itā€™s New Yearā€™s Eve, so I also threw in a ā€œDonā€™t Make Me Worryā€ for good measure. I covered as much as I could in a simple good-bye. (I really donā€™t sit around and obsess about unknown danger but I would be lying to tell you I didnā€™t worry about them).Ā My other two sons are also grown ā€“ and flown from the nest and I will probably impart these hopes and advice upon them before they go out tonight, too. I may call them ā€“ or maybe I will send a text. Either way, they too are adults and are going to do whatever they want. And they should ā€“ theyā€™re young ā€“ itā€™s New Yearā€™s Eve ā€“ and you only live once! (Yes, I know, another desperate attempt at Fun Mom).
I wonder if we ever stop worrying about our children and then I remember my dad. I drove him to the doctor when I was almost 50 years old and he told me to slow down and drive safely. Actually, Iā€™m not sure if he was concernedĀ about my safety or his. . . but either way he wasnā€™t done worrying. Heā€™s gone now and I miss him for a world of reasons. One of those reasons just might be that I miss my dad worrying about me. Crazy, isnā€™t it. That same worry that used to drive me nuts and get me into all sorts of trouble is now something I miss. What a gift it is to have someone love you so much that they worry about you!
So, I will continue to worry about my sons since I canā€™t control much of anything about them anymore. I will continue to pray for them and try not to be ridiculous with advice. After all, they are adults. One day they will realize what a treasure my worrying is. For now it is enough that they know I love them. So for tonight ā€“ for New Yearā€™s Eve. . . . . ā€œHave Funā€, ā€œBe Smartā€, and ā€œBe Safeā€. ā¤ļø



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