As I woke up before the sun once again today, I took a moment to look around my shadowed room. The mountains of clean clothes piled in various locations has grown to monstrous proportions, reminding me that I am behind in many areas of my life. This blog being one of many. I have not had time to post, although I think about it daily, much less catch on bills, or the daily household chores of dusting, vacuuming, or the aforementioned laundry. I could go on but the guilt ridden mom heart set in and I took immediate stalk of my life and where it was going. Was I doing too much, my relationships are suffering, but how about my relationship with my children, were they nearly as neglected as the house? I breathed a sigh of relief as I could immediately recognize that my stress and constant chaos was because of the kids. We are together more then ever now with weekly three hour trips down south so that they can pursue their dream of becoming child actors. It is a demanding industry that does not allow for downtime, and I made the commitment to give them a real shot before deciding if it is a lifestyle we continue or not. This may not be one of my most interesting or educational blogs, but I decided to share, maybe more for my own piece of mind, but I know that there are many families that can relate with kids in sports, or any extracurricular activity that causes parents to give up whole portions of their life to focus on the pursuit of their child’s dream. It is a sacrifice that we gladly make, so those awaiting chores can continue to haunt me in my sleep, because they matter very little compared to the happiness and future success of my children.
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