Shout Out "Thank You Parents"

Tis the Season I Shout Out a  Great Big Thank You  to Parents.
by Susie E. Caron (c) 12/13/15

Raising kids today is more difficult than ever before. However, parents are doing an incredible job. I am  grateful for parents. That's why I am personally saying,

                              “Thank You, Parents!"

Today I am thanking parents for  doing the most important job in the world, bar none. There is no job more important. No job is physically, intellectually, or emotionally more important than parenting children - the world's children - and the world's next generation of parents. What could be more important than this? There is one more, but I'll get to that.

Parents, I  thank you for tackling all the demands of  raising your kids. No matter how your children came into your home, you engage in an incredibly demanding job. Child care is demanding in itself.  Add the duties of housekeeping, work responsibilities, career building, and taking care of yourself, makes child care even harder.  I often wonder how you get anything accomplished. Yet you do them all and you do them well, including caring for your children. 

Whew! Isn't this the busiest time of the year for parents?
The Holidays and Christmas time are the busiest seasons for everyone, but especially for parents. That's one reason I thank you for everything you are doing right now. I'll bet you are busier than anyone else. I believe you are even busier than candidates currently running for nomination for president.  But, the job you do is far more important than theirs because you are engaged in raising up people - the next generation of adults. You are engaged in training your young to become responsible citizens and contribute good to their own families, society and the world. You do all that even during this season and throughout the year because you care.

You are especially important to your kids, but also to the world. 
I wish I could personally thank each of you for everything you do to fashion, teach, train, help, correct, care for, your kids, our kids, the world’s kids. I had to write this article to say that I know and I care about you and the incredible job of parenting, in which you engage. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. With all my heart. Thank you. But,  this isn’t enough.

​You need something more. 
Remember I said there was one more thing more important than taking good care of your kids? To do a really good job of taking care of kids, you also must take good care of yourself. It’s not selfish. It’s your responsibility! Parenting is the most important job in which you engage, but if you don’t take care of yourself, pretty soon, you won’t have time, energy or desire to take good care of your kids. You've got to spend time taking good care of yourself too. To take care of yourself means taking time out for you, doing something you enjoy, without your kids,  and time to spend alone with your spouse.  You are so important I'd like to give you something.

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My Gift To You.
Right now, during the busiest time of your year, I want to give you something to thank you for the wonderful job you do of raising your kids.
It may seem like a funny gift, but I believe it's the best gift I can give you right now.

I give you the gift of PERMISSION  to take time for you, and time with your spouse. Don't wait to do this. Sit down and block out dates and times for you and for you and your spouse right on your 2016 calendar. Set it up for at least one time each week. If your kids are really little, you may need to tag team and provide short spots of time away from your kids daily. Whatever you need, please plan for it. Take care of yourself and your  relationship with your spouse. You’ll be much happier, your kids will be happier, and you can continue doing a good job raising your kids, the worlds kids, for all people.

Thank you for being you and for doing the most important job in the world. I appreciate you.

Please share this article with your friends on FB, Tw, and P. If you know a parent, (and we all do) take some time and tell them how much you appreciate them. What else can you do to help a parent get self-care time or time with their spouse. Leave a comment and share it with other readers here.
Twee’ means you and me
Together we can raise good kids.  
Susie Caron
 

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