Time is a constant. It never changes. There are 60 seconds in every minute, 60 minutes in every hour, 24 hours in every day, 365 days in every year.
People are always telling time to “slow down” in relation to their kids growing up. While there are many days that I would love to keep replaying, there are a lot of days that I wanted to hurry up {ahem, come home now husband!}. The days when my daughter cried for hours. The days when she refused to get in the grocery cart. The days when everything seemed to go wrong. We have good days and we have bad days. Luckily, the clock keeps ticking either way.
My daughter turned two last week. {Two!} Her mind is growing so rapidly right now. She has tantrums and her independence is growing everyday. “No, no, no!” is her favorite phrase. And I am absolutely loving her at this stage. But, I don’t want to slow time down.
I want my daughter to grow up. And I am going to soak up every minute I get with her.
I lost my dad at a young age and I just don’t know how much time I will have with her. I don’t want the time to slow down because I am excited to see her do so much.
I want to see her grow.
I want to see her find her own friends.
I want to see her learn.
I want to see her become her own person.
I want to see her face the first time she rides a roller coaster.
I want to see her succeed.
I want to see her pick herself back up and keep on keeping on.
I want to see her learn to drive.
I want to see her realize what love is.
I want to see her graduate.
I want to see her get married.
I want to see her become a mom.
The list goes on and on.
There’s so much I want for my daughter and I want to experience it with her.
I love seeing my daughter grow and learn. I love being with her almost every second of her day. But, I don’t want time to slow down. There are so many things I want to see her do and I am so excited for all those moments to come.
I want time to keep ticking. And I’m going to enjoy every minute I get with her. And I’m going to take pictures. TONS of pictures to remember every day I get with her.
Thanks for sharing this unique perspective. I am much more of the opposite camp- it kills me how quickly time goes- but I can totally see where you are coming from. I want to see and celebrate every single one of those moments too- I’m just not ready yet!