I totally relate to the mom who emailed about wanting to slow down her sons' childhood! My son is growing up way too fast! He just turned 9, and for years I've been frustrated listening to other moms trying to speed up each phase of childhood.

Sure, each stage has its challenges. I'm not particularly looking forward to adolescence, but I wouldn't trade these days for anything! The joy that my son brings to my life far outweighs the less desirable aspects of parenting such as guilt, worry, etc. I'm so thankful that I've been able to be home with him almost fulltime to savor the sweet moments


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