05/21/2026
Finding my inner ‘fun mom’ (again)😍
For the past year I’ve said no to a lot of asks or have had to miss out because I didn’t have the capacity to take part. I’m starting to feel more and more myself again, but I’m still pretty intentional with how and where I put my energy to.
So when my ‘almost’ teenager asked me to volunteer for a field trip to Playland and said, “mom, I would really love if you would come, it would be so fun to go together.” My first reaction was no, I don’t do field trips. But she asked again a couple days later and I reluctantly said “sure, let’s be fun mom.”
Did I think being around thousands of kids would make me feel overwhelmed, overstimulated and overall regretting why I said yes? Absolutely.
And, yes it was loud, hot and overrun with mayhem but the loudness is also laughter and joy and the heat gets soaked up by $10 lemonades and you realize these moments are worth taking Zofran at bedtime to alleviate the nausea from riding the Hellavator.
Fun mom status reinstated today.
And, know your field trip boundaries - - we can say yes to the park rides and no to bus rides. I draw the line.😉
Piper, you’re such a cool kid.💛 thanks for the invite.
