Share Our Lives: Things I Wished I Had Known
It's the second Monday of the month and time for Share Our Lives. This month we're sharing those things we wished we had known.... Gosh there are so many things I wish I had known about adulthood, parenthood, and just life in general when I was younger.
And yet I really struggled about what to write. I know this was a topic I had suggested and I had so many ideas at the time but when I sat to write I really drew a blank.
Starting back at the beginning; I wish I knew that married life wasn't nearly as difficult as I feared. My husband and I were engaged once when we were freshman in college and I panicked thinking there was no way we could get married that young and not end up divorced (I don't think between us we had one single parent group, aunt/uncle, parents of friends, etc. that weren't on their second or even third marriage). We would not have been old enough to drink at our own wedding! But we didn't break up for more than a couple of months since I just missed him so much and while I made him promise not to propose again until we had been living together for a year, all that worry was for nothing. Married life has been so much easier than I ever thought it would be (so far anyway!).
I wish I had known how fast those childhood years would fly by. I mean, yes everyone told me that, but honestly in the thick of it some of those days seemed so long and never ending that I just didn't really believe it. But looking back they really did fly by.
I wish I had known that homeschooling was going to work out as well as it did. I spent years of my life worried I was screwing my kids up.
Be IN the pictures! I spent much of my life from middle school on avoiding being in front of the camera. I really redoubled my efforts when the boys were small and I do wish I had been in more photos.
When I saw the title of the post, the first thing I thought was that this would be a difficult topic for me to come up with answers for. I'm sure there are things but it's not always easy to think of off the top of your head. Great throwback pics. Your husband (via marriage) and your kids (via homeschooling) are the absolute things to be better/easier than once thought! What a great testament to a wonderful family and putting family first.
ReplyDeleteAll good things! I can relate the most to the photos. I am the photo taker and not Tom so I should have asked him to take more of me.
ReplyDeleteThese are such great points. I would struggle too but I think once I started writing I wouldn't be able to stop on this topic
ReplyDeleteThere's a lot of things we worry about that aren't so bad as we thought they'd be for sure!
ReplyDeleteI loved hearing your thoughts on this. Your sentiments about marriage and parenting are so authentic and relatable. I was on the opposite end of the marriage spectrum, not meeting my husband until 30+, but it still came with plenty of doubts.
ReplyDeleteI struggled with this prompt too and it took me so long to come up with ideas.
ReplyDeleteThat was so interesting to read about how you worried about being married. I am glad you got your happily ever after!
The childhood years really did just fly by and you did a great job home schooling your boys!
When I saw the title of this I thought, "there isn't a blog post long enough to share all I have thought about." It's a great topic!
ReplyDeleteSo true! I especially love the reminder to be in the pictures—we’re so busy taking photos of everyone else that we forget to include ourselves.
ReplyDeleteI sometimes wonder if "pre-worry" doesn't help us insure our worst fears won't come true....nice post, it is always fun to learn more about you!
ReplyDeleteWhen you find the right person it makes it much easier. Glad you found that person.
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