“Hey, do you guys want t–”
“No.”
“Kids! Let’s go to this pl–”
“No.”
And my personal fave:
“Try this.”
“No! I don’t like it.”
“Have you ever had/done/seen/read/tasted/tried it before?”
“No.”
I don’t know about you fellow parents out there, but this is the basic chorus in this house. They seem to be genetically programmed to want to stay home and inside their wee comfort zones. I suppose, on the one hand, that that’s fine. On the other, dudes, it’s a great big world out there and there’s lots to see!
To that end, I’m trying to make 2016 the Year of Yes.
Some days, it goes swimmingly: we are all on board and totally keen to tackle something new. For example: Will joined the basketball team at school. Rory tried ski jumping. Anja agreed to have her hair tied back every day (see, it doesn’t need to be anything major… just, something new and different).
Other days, like today, it’s hard for me to drive this little project forward because I’m feeling overwhelmed by work and life, it’s raining and it just feels easier to stay home and do our same old, same old. And that’s ok, too.
Regardless, I love that we have a challenge that everyone in the house can participate in. That said… it’s still January. Maybe I should revisit this post in June and see where we are at?
Yes, I will.
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You set a high bar, Cogger. You and your ski-jumping, polar-bear swimming posse of awesomeness. Rainy days are meant to be a gift for you overachieving types, you know. Say yes to sitting on the couch reading a book every now and then too! #PerenniallyinAweofYou
Sitting on the couch with a good book, or 7, is my very idea of heaven on earth. Even better? All of sitting around, reading. I can’t wait.
I love how cats drape their paws over humans’ arms like that! And I love Anja’s choice of “resolution.” 🙂