Always a Daddy's girl!

 So, there I was waving goodbye to the precious cargo I had stowed into the backseat of my Dad's car {read: two big boys!}, wondering why I had thought that it was a good idea to send them off on their first big trip away from home {read: ME} alone, when I am SUCH a stress head with that sort of thing!
Then it occurred to me -{light bulb moment} that I was entrusting them to the only person I know who is just as more safety conscious than me - MY DAD.  And after-all he did manage to get me through childhood relatively unscathed!

My Dad is a bit pedantic - and I think quite truthfully he may have driven my Mother around the bend when we were little, ensuring that we were safe.  He put up a big TALL fence around the pool before they were required by law, he baby-proofed the house and he was the one who checked and double checked that we were wearing our seat belts before he started the car.

In truth - I was a bit of a Daddys' girl , being the youngest  - but I think I secretly loved that he treated me like precious cargo all of the time.  I think children feel loved and cared for when their parents are concerned for their well being and I don't think it really does any harm. {I am truly NOT a princess now -TRULY}......

My eldest son gets a little frustrated with me ... he is the explorer, the ground breaker, the thinker.  He thinks that I treat him like a baby ... when all of his friends are allowed to do this or that and he is still waiting to be allowed...... He grits his teeth and says "OK Mum".  I tell him that we have rules because we love him ... I know that deep down he knows this and that maybe one day he will look back and be grateful for the way that we are! Just as I have done {it only took me 36years and three kids!}

So, for today I will be grateful for the great start to life that I was given by my parents, I will trust that my boys will have a great time on their BIG trip away from home and I will hope that maybe they might come back with a little insight into how I became the Mum that I am!