You will never have this day with your children again. Tomorrow they will be a little bigger then they are today. This day is a gift. Breathe and notice. Smell and touch them; study their faces and little feet and pay attention. Relish the charms of the present. Enjoy today mama. It will be over before you know it.
Interpretation
Cherish each moment with your children, as time passes quickly and each day is unique.
This quote emphasizes the importance of being present with your children and valuing the fleeting moments of their childhood. It serves as a reminder to savor the simple joys of being together, as each day brings them closer to growing up and changing. By encouraging parents to pause and appreciate their kids, it highlights the irreplaceable nature of these experiences.
In practice
In a parenting workshop discussing the significance of quality time with children.
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She yearned to see her mother again, and Robb and Bran and Rickon… but it was Jon Snow she thought of most. She wished somehow they could come to the Wall before Winterfell, so Jon might muss up her hair and call her “little sister.” She’d tell him, “I missed you,” and he’d say it too at the very same moment, the way they always used to say things together. She would have liked that. She would have liked that better than anything.
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