A few years ago before Erin and Joel were born our lives were totally different. Both of us worked full time and though we were never "Well off " life was comfortable. We were both involved in pastimes that took considerable time and commitment, but we had been doing them for so long we never realised how limiting they could be. However when you have children to begin to look at things in a new light and realise that things you thought were important , really aren't.
You tend to review your own childhood and analyse the decisions your parents made and how those choices 20 or 30 years ago are still effecting you today. So what has this self examination revealed?.... Well we won't live our lives through are children, but we will help them to make there own choices in life. Our priorities are now totally different to that of our own parents and this no doubts will cause some raised eyebrows and tutting but that's fine by us.. The most valuable gift you can give your children is .."Time"..which is also the one thing you can't buy....
So if you are a parent (or planning to be one ) spend as much time with your kids as you can , doing fun things. As when they grow older these will be the memories they cherish and hold dear to...
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