You're Gonna Miss This...

You're gonna miss this

You're gonna want this back

You're gonna wish these times

Hadn't gone by so fast.

These are some good times

So take a good look around.

You may not know it now

But you're gonna miss this...

Parenting made this song so real to me.  You know those days where the kids are screaming, nothing is going your way and you feel like pulling out your hair... Whenever Dan and I have days like those...we just sing the first line of the song to each other.  It always manages to bring a laugh and/or a smile. The truth of the matter is that sometimes my children are rotten, sometimes my job sucks and sometimes I want to strangle my husband but I honestly feel like I'm smack in the middle of the best days of my life.  Being a mother and a wife is the most amazing thing in the world.  I am in awe of how in love I am with my family and this song reminds me of that even on the bad days.  Now that I am done being all sentimental let me tell you about why this popped into my head today.

Yesterday, I went to pick Brynn up from school and while I was signing her out she took off running out the door.  I caught up to her and was trying to talk to her and tell her not to do that again because it scared me and someone could take her.  While I'm saying this to her, she is not making eye contact with me and is intent on grabbing Colton's hand.  I try again and ask her to look at me.  She looks at me for about .5 seconds and proceeds to ignore me and try to grab Colton.  Now, she doesn't act like this often but when she does it does not usually end well.  At this point, I determine that this conversation had better be moved to the car and start walking to the door.  Brynn reacts by laying down in the hallway of the school and screaming because she wants me to put Colton down.  Through gritted teeth I tell her to "Get up Now!".  I must have given her the famous "Mommy-look-of death" because she did get up and walk outside where she proceeded to stomp her feet and demand that Colton be put down (she must have forgotten that look).  At this point I am boiling.  I tell her to get in the car now and if I have to tell her again, she will get a spanking. 

She knew I meant business and she did what I said.  I spent a couple of minutes cooling down, singing the song, and then began the lecture.  I told her that when she got home she was to go to her room and think about her behavior.  She knew I was upset and didn't say anything for about 20 minutes and then she said "Mama, Why do I have to go to my room when I get home?  Can't I just think about my behavior in the car?".  I swallowed the laugh and I told her I was still upset with her behavior so I needed time to cool off and she needed to think of a better way to handle herself next time.

So when we got home she did have to go to her room for a bit and then Daddy and I told her that there would be no tv that night.  We did hugs and kisses and that was the end of it.  You're Gonna Miss This....