You Can Go Back

Towards the end of last year I began my journey to be open to life's possibilities, by stepping out of my comfort zone of encouraging my daughters to go after their educational dreams. I finally started practicing what I was preaching. I went back to school. I really must thank my girls because if they hadn't challenged me, I probably wouldn't have checked out schools,let alone begin attending.

If more parents actually listened to their kids they might actually notice that the kid is listening to them. Both of my girls would come to me for help with writing, research and science. If I didn't know the answer then I would help them research and often times I would read their textbooks. I don't give answers instead I give hints and discuss the subject with them and almost every time they would say, "Mom, why don't you go back to school?"

I always dismissed the idea because this is their time. Not true is what my girls told me. They threw my words back at me by saying, "You always say it's never too late to try, so why not try?"

And you know what? They were right! So here I am in the middle of my second term, carrying a 4.0 and loving the all the work that comes with being a student. Though I could do without my kids calling me a nerd under their breaths. I can hear my parents wondering why I didn't get those grades way back when. Being 40 something now, I know why I didn't get those grades, it's because I had nothing to lose and I wasn't footing the bill. At 18 I had no idea what I wanted, and still I only vaguely know, well that's not completely true, but that's a story for another day.

I began my New Year a bit early, but that doesn't mean I am finished. I have quite a road to travel but at least I know that my kids are listening and now I am more in tune  with their words. I hear them and wonder of wonders, I listened. Thank you, girls!

Still a work in progress, that's me.