The More I Know

I was listening to a Cody Jinx song called “No Guarantees” on my way home from work yesterday.  There is a line in the chorus that goes, “the more I know, the more I know what I don’t know.  the only guarantee is that there ain’t no guarantees.”. something like that.

Anyway, it got me thinking about this blog.  A lot of times I feel like I am writing it to my younger self.  One thing you might notice when you are in your 40s and 50s that is so awesome is that you start to realize that you understand life better, you know yourself better by now, and that wisdom you’ve earned along the way gives you a perspective that you didn’t have in your young adult years.  Because of my stage of life, I am eager to share my wisdom in hopes that others might benefit from it maybe?

I am not a know it all.  Trust me, I realize I still have a lot to learn.  And I am definitely not pretending that anything I have to say in life or in this blog is all that brilliant or revolutionary.  I am just really enjoying writing these entries when I have the time.   It’s a way for me to express myself openly and honestly.  I keep thinking that maybe a few things I discuss will help a few people at some point.   I am new at this and I have no real expectations for it.  For now, it is just a fun little thing I am experimenting with and that is it.  I will always keep trying to learn and improve every chance I get.

In my experience, my kids started asking a lot of good questions around the age of 8 or 9.  Then by age 11 they seemed to go through a phase that they thought they knew it all.  Then in their early teenage years they seemed to think all adults were morons, especially their parents.  By their late teens to early 20s I started to feel like I  couldn’t tell them anything because they barely seem to listen. But in reality they were hearing everything,  they just didn’t want to admit it.  But once they started approaching 24-25 in my experience, they typically started treating me like a human again, they now show appreciation towards me better and they have become people I can relate to again and vice versa.

So Moms of young children, cherish the years when your kids still think you are great.  That’s big fun, but it does not last forever!!!   Moms of teens, hang in there!  It will get better.

With all my love and prayers,

H-Town Mom