Construction has Begun! Aldi grocery haul, Book chat, New planner + Having a good cry!
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I am not sure if you will see this, but you can buy the tabs for dividers. They attach to anything.
What an amazing and wonderful idea for the videos and pictures.
I am in my 70's. Every age in my kids lives has been special. I have two boys age 48 and 46. What has been wonderful in this season of life is to see the kind of people they have become. They are good men. I am often caught off guard when their actions show how kind ,generous and thoughtful they are. Each season of our children's lives have its rewards. Yes savor every moment❤
You are so blessed❤
Ok this made me tear up🥺
Thank you for this. So beautiful.
At 72, right there with you. Our son just called to see if we want to join his fiancé and all for cookout tomorrow. Love this season of life. Always said I just want our kids to be happy, healthy and God willing, self sufficient. It’s been a different journey for birth, but both are there. Now we get to enjoy these wonderful adults and our grandchildren. It is truly the best blessing along with good health.❤
I’m almost 71 and now have 3 grown daughters and 4 grandchildren ranging from 24, 22, 8 and 2 and we now babysit our youngest granddaughter and I find myself crying watching how fast she’s growing and learning…I too absolutely savor every small moment…it’s wonderful watching them grow but also bittersweet knowing we won’t be here to witness our little one’s big milestones (graduation, weddings, childbirths). You’re an awesome mama Jess…nothing wrong with being emotional-I always was and still am. Also seeing my husband turning into a big marshmallow at the sight of our grandkids just melts my heart! Life is good-God is good…we are blessed and thankful❤❤❤🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
“Day to day nothing changes, looking back everything’s different” I feel like that quote sums up parenting so well
This put a knot in my throat it’s so true 🥺
I heard this one somewhere: The days are long, but the years are fast 🥲
I love this 🥺 I always say, "Parenting is far from easy, but it's easily the best thing I've ever done."
Nobody tells you that the hardest part of parenting is the art of letting go. Letting go of the control you have over their lives, so they can go and make their own mistakes, letting go of the perfect moments of each stage, to get the next part, letting go of expectations, ... it's a life long lesson in letting go. And for a control freak, it's the scariest thing in the world.
You are so right! We spend years holding on, then one day we have to let go an inch at a time
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Jess sobbing over her kids growing up is so relatable. Mine are finishing up 1st and 3rd grade right now and it’s so bittersweet. Don’t think I’ll ever get over it 😭. Hugs to any other parents going through that emotional rollercoaster 🫂
Seeing your kids growing up is INFINITELY BETTER than not seeing them grow up. I’m a bereaved parent with two living kids, one of them is about Genevieve’s age. I watch my little kids grow up when their big sister never got to…and seeing my two living children grow is the greatest privilege of my life, one that not all of us get. Feel how you feel about them growing up and time passing, but I will say that however hard you feel it is, it’s the most beautiful and magical thing in the world.
God Bless you friend. Sorry for your loss... can't even imagine.🙏
So sorry for your loss ❤ my heart goes out to you and your family 💕
I'm so sorry for your loss.
Hey Jess, I have a 13 year old and a 16 year old girls. This coming year they will be together in high school. They are the sweetest girls. My husband and I recently had a moment watching my youngest at her awards ceremony. Seeing her smile and walking up took us back to when she was in pre school. It’s crazy how much time flies. Cherish every moment, cry if you have too. That just means you love your babies. It doesn’t get easier. But in my eyes no matter how old they currently are they are still my babies. You are not alone. I teared up with you! God bless! ❤
It truly never changes. I'm almost 36 and my parents are my friends but in some situations I'm still the little girl. I know I'll be always daddy's little princess and he will be my hero.
Not a favorite recipe but a favorite concept that has changed my life. Ingredient prep rather than meal prep. Taking a couple hours that I would normally use to prepare a meal in advance to prepare chopped fruits, veggies, sauces, and dressings in advance. Then, on busy weeknights, I can throw everything together in 15 minutes with no time wasted chopping and prepping. It’s been a major life changer and there are a ton of people on Tik Tok and Inst sharing their ingredient prep strategy.
I blubber ALL the time.......we are not promised tomorrow so it's important to cherish every moment with your family. My son is 30 and my granddaughter is 2. I am turning 62 in a couple months and I will be retiring from my job of 43 years. I want to soak up EVERY waking moment that I can with these two loves of my life. When I'm no longer around, I want them to ALWAYS know...how VERY much I loved them and that nothing else matters. I love your channel Jess and your family! God Bless You always.
Tip on the binder! I had the same problem. I put the tab divider into a sheet protector and cut a slit for the tab to pop out! Now I can see the divider in the binder!
I had to do this for my work binder! It was so frustrating at first but now it is absolutely perfect.
You cry all you want. The time does go by so quickly, and you need to cherish it all . Tell them you love them, give them the hug they cringe at. We just married our first child off and I just kept looking at her remembering her childhood and wondering where that time went.💕so you just keep crying and cherishing those girls.
Jessica! Where are you! Missing your videos!
The rate at which time goes by as you get older is unreal. Having kids magnifies it so much.
Cry all you want, time has been flying by, I’m 70 and it seems like just yesterday that we had retired, you and Tyler have the best gift, all the videos you have of your girls growing up that you will be able to look back on when they are all grown up and share with them. Wish I would have had that back in the day, all I have are memories in my head but I do have tons of photos of my grandson, I made him a video one day for his birthday with photos I had of him from a baby to where he is now, he loved it. He’s soon to be 21, time goes by so fast, cherish them.❤❤❤
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I hope you are doing okay! Missing your videos these past couple of weeks ❤
I came here to say the same thing. I hope she is just taking some well deserved time off and everything is ok
They were in Italy for a wedding
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My daughter, 24 years old, is getting married next Friday and you just made me cry for the first time talking about time flying by.
My two cents…love all their stages! Cry, laugh, love, forgive and hug them every single day. My kids are 22 and 21 and I make sure I say I love you and we hug every time we are together! ❤️❤️❤️
It would be really cool to have a digital copy of your “tried and true” recipes!! 💕
The emotions never get easy. I've got 4 kids, and man its BRUTAL! I have really really struggled going through all of the "last firsts" with my youngest and it tears my momma heart to shreds. Also, I cry like a baby at the end of each school year, so you def aren't the only one momma ❤️❤️ It's so bittersweet to watch these babies grow into themselves
Aw Jess this was an emotional one! My baby is now 22 and I would love to say those milestones through their life get easier on us as parents, but they honestly don’t. At times, especially when they are younger and you’re sleep deprived, you wish those hours away. But, when they are gone that’s it. I have wished to turn back the clock so many times to those days again. Cherish them all. They are fleeting. Much love to you and the family xx ❤
Gosh, now I’m blubbering like a baby! I am right there with you struggling with how fast these kids grow up. ❤
There's something SO satisfying about you walking into the kitchen with all the grocery bags and the music!
Jess, I am 72 years young and without a doubt, my favorite “job” was being a mom to my children. So much so that I also worked in Kndg & 1st grade for 13 years. People always tell you how fast it all goes while your smack in the middle of no sleep, picky eaters, contrary teens, etc. I have learned that each season has its ups and downs, but seasons pass too quickly. Now they are both in their 40’s and we are blessed to all really like each other and have such good times. So the seasons change, the memories continue and being a mom is a real blessing. Also, my husband and I have been together over 54 years, and remain each others best friend. Nurture that and the future really is golden. Enjoy the graduation.❤🌻
My only child graduated high school this year. The whole time we sat through the ceremony, I had that same feeling. It’s like you’re there but it doesn’t feel real or possible at all. It’s like being in a dream. It’s so heartbreaking and you’re bursting with excitement and pride at the same time. It’s so surreal.
I’m a mom of a 6 and 1 year old and I feel all the feeling you have everyday!
Jessica I know you probably won't see this but thank you for sharing your thoughts about kids growing up. I really needed it today. Had a rough morning with my young kids today and your video has shifted my mindset to one of gratitude for these sweet little humans I get to call mine. My oldest just graduated kindergarten and it had me thinking about how fast high school graduation is going to come up and I was not okay 😭 being a mom is such a bittersweet thing. Beautiful and messy, so happy and so gut - wrenching all at once. Thanks for being vulnerable and sharing ❤️
I love the sounds of Pinocchio drinking water and him sleeping on pillows behind you. He is so adorable. ❤☺️ definately adds a lovely character to your videos. You are a wonderful wholesome mum, continue to take everything in
Not just you! I was absolutely choked up at the preschool concert last week, feeling exactly the same way! All I do is take a deep breath and say a thank you that I am there, smiling and cheering her on. She sees me there, and file it as a core memory. Love can be so filling sometimes.
A friend told me “the days are long, but the years are short” while I was pregnant. My baby’s first birthday is next week and I’m trying hard to be in the moment. I’m excited to see the little person she is becoming, while also remembering each milestone and how small she was when she came into this world. I’m sure I’ll have quite a few tears before her party and many more in the coming years. I FEEL what you are feeling. It’s normal and beautiful to have deep emotions about your baby growing up. I cried with you as you talked through that vulnerable moment. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
Oh Mama it goes by sooo fast! Cherish every moment! Unfortunately I lost my oldest daughter at 32 and I would give anything to be back when she was my little and enjoy her once again! There is nothing we can do but love them unconditionally and enjoy this all too short part of their lives
So sorry for your loss friend. Hugs and prayers 🙏
I literally just got home from spending a week with my son, his fiance and my 1st grandson and I sobbed the entire 16 hr ride home. All i could think holding my newborn grandson was how I will never get to hold him as a newborn ever again. Next time I see him it could be 6 months to 1 yr and that tiny newborn baby will be older. I am still crying as I type this. I just did my best to soak it all up but even as we drove away all I wanted was "one more day" just like all I ever wanted since my son grew up is one more day with him as a baby. All that to say it doesn't get easier lol watching MY baby become a dad was in itself emotional. Then leaving them all behind was Hella emotional ❤
I can relate I live 650 miles from my family and that just happened with my niece. I know every time I leave, she'll be so much more grown-up every time I see her. I cry the entire time home too. Your comment really resonated with me!! Hugs my friend.
Ps. Thank you for being so real. Parenting is so hard at times & time is flying by so fast! 😢
I have twin boys 20 and in college. I had these moments just like you. It’s not silly. I love seeing other parents feel the same way I do. Tyler is right their will be tons of silver linings. The moments pass and one day you have a library full of memories that no longer make you sad but enrich your life instead. You are good. Everything will be alright.
It doesn't get easier with your babies growing up. My first baby just graduated 8th grade and I was an emotional hot mess! Sending love to you mama! You're doing great ! It's ok to be sad in these moments of growth and greatness . They will forever be your babies
My daughters are 23 and 25 and I cannot describe to you the joy of seeing them enter their young adult lives, and becoming fabulous human beings! An added bonus is the adult friendship you gain with them. Every stage of your childs life is to be cherished, and I promise you will continue to experience the joys of your special relationship with them as time goes by. PS it’s totally ok to be emotional about their milestones!
It doesn’t get easier. They do grow up. Id give anything to go back those days. My only son was all I had, he grown up and an adult. It destroyed me when we lost him last summer. I sometimes cant grasp this is now my reality. That pain now being broken will never go away. A child who you love so much is no longer here. .i miss the days he was always by my side and I was able to protect him.
Oh Jess I get it! The days are long but the years are brief! It flies so fast. With one out of high school and 2 more in high school it still amazes how quickly time has flown. Babies growing is hard on Mommas but wonderful and rewarding as well. 🥰
Just got up, drinkin my coffee, and you upload is perfection. Great way to start the day 😊 I have my recipe binder and ETSY FOR THE WIN on the perfect tabs for any category you may need 😀
I’m SO with you on how fast time goes. My daughter just graduated high school and I’m looking back at photos of her graduating preschool and kindergarten and how it literally feels like yesterday. It is so bittersweet 😢 life is so precious - Enjoy every moment!! I love the idea of a short video with each first day of school photo because you will miss hearing her little voice at that age 🥰🥰
🕶️The days are long but the years are short. I never understood that until I did. Happy Sunmertime!
I totally relate to 22:39. My baby is 4 months. I had postpartum depression the first 3 months. I was in straight survival mode and honestly feel like I “missed “ out on things (no baby book, no newborn professional photos, not even a selfie of me and him because I didn’t like myself.) It’s crazy no matter what age kids are, every one feels the same way
I don’t have children but I have noticed having that feeling of where is the time going whenever I see my friend’s kids and how much they have grown!
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Watched you for years, but first time commenting. Hugs to you 💖 My emotional moment was during our last Disney trip and my 13 and 11 year olds seeing the princesses. It made me so teary eyes seeing how much they use to be in awe of the experience and the magic when they see so little and now are so grown. Jessica, thank you to you and Tyler sharing your life and family with all of us. Always here for the advice and sister chats 💖
Little tip that I got from a friend, make a list of all the dinners you have recipes for or your family likes. I divided it into categories by the type of meat. Print it out and put at the front of the dinner section, it helps during those planning days when I am stuck and cannot think of what sounds good. I can glance at it and see stuff that maybe we forgot about.
Not sure if I missed something but I hope your family is well.
I think you must be starting to realize or possibly you realized it for quite a while now, but…… You quite literally are making your living just talking to us and sharing your life with us, which brings peace and happiness and a calm to all of us. What a beautiful gift you have!☺️❤️❤️✨🙏🏻✨
Love your book talk at the end of your vlogs! It’s just the perfect way to wrap it up. 😎🕶️🧴🌞🩱🍹
My second son just graduated preschool as well and I’ve been so much more emotional about it than I had thought I would be. I’m with you ❤
Love your tender heart! Spending time with you always makes me smile (& cry today!) Love every stage with your babies - time definitely flies by! 😎😎😎
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How do you not watch to the end??? Thank you for a lovely start to my Saturday!
I’ve been a mom to my step-daughter since she was just turning 2 and now she’s about to be 15, and boy does it go fast! I obviously love her unconditionally at any developmental stage but I do miss when she was little and things were simpler and she still thought we were cool and wanted to hang out with us! Honestly though now that we’re in the teen years (little kids are more physically exhausting and teens are psychologically exhausting) we’re ready for her to finish growing up already because this phase can be TOUGH haha. Also, you’re totally right about videos, they’re so much more fun to look back on than pictures when they get older!
This is perfectly said! Hang in there the teen years can be so so rough but its so fun to hang out with them when they are adults and can better understand some of the thing that happened. I Love having family time with my grown up kids!
Girl, I feel you, I was crying at my daughter's 5th grade DARE graduation.... Partially because she is moving onto middle school this fall, but mostly because it's crazy how FAST it goes. People warn you, but moments like that it HITS you!!!!!!
I was just telling a younger girl I work with that it goes so fast. I feel like I was just having my kids but now I’m a grandma. Enjoy every moment ❤
It doesn’t get any easier in my opinion. Just take in all the feels at every stage. Be proud of your precious girls - and cheer them on.
Every day is a treasure in the parent world! I promise all stages of your kid's life will be special in its own unique way! Crying now and then just confirms your knowledge of how blessed you are ❤
Girl cryyy!! I cry at every single graduation my kids have and every performance they have!! It’s exactly what you said. So many emotions and wanting to soak it all in and live in it while simultaneously, knowing it is slipping through your fingers.
My daughter just “graduated” from the 8th grade and I cried through the whole ceremony. So watching your kids grow never gets easier lol. When they are newborns and it’s 2am and they won’t go back to sleep, it feels like time is dragging on. But then you blink and they are (nearly) grown. They are such sweet but bittersweet moments.
Drinking my coffee and getting the kids dressed with you Jess 🌸🩷 love having you as a friend!
This is 100% me. My son graduated preschool last week and I had to get up and collect myself in the bathroom before they walked in because I was about to lose it lol. It's so bittersweet seeing them grow 🥹
I had my first two kids really young my oldest son is 21 now when he graduated high school i couldn’t stop crying because we grew up together he was the first person i felt true love for ❤ i also have a 5 year old son lol now i am 39 so its quite different now.. I try to enjoy every little moment with him :)
My 26 year old daughter got married last year and is just buying her first house....her 30 year old brother is getting married this fall.......the moments in life are just as big and it never does get easier
My child is 29, born a boy, now transitioning to female. Sometimes things do not turn out how you thought they will. My husband and I are so proud of our adult child for their courage & strength they have to become who they need to be. We had many years of stress and heartache watching our child struggle and suffer not knowing what they were dealing with. All is good now thank goodness. Each year is precious and yes time flies. Eventually they leave the nest, they have their journey in life, and you and Tyler have yours. You will be ready for it when the time comes. Until then, enjoy each year, so precious.
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Jess I’ve never loved you more!! You literally just had me balling my eyes out while cooking dinner.. so well said. It feels like you can never soak those moments in enough and wish you could freeze time 🩷 I’m so happy you shared that moment, it’s SO real!! On another note, Brooklinen is the best of the best and I love every sponsorship you do, there is nobody i trust more…. Now i need the linen set!!!
YOU'RE MAKING ME CRY ABOUT MY BABIES GROWING UP AND THEY'RE 3 AND 18 MONTHS
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JESSSIIIII. I am (unexpectedly) 6 months pregnant and have a 4 & 1 year old. I was not prepared to bawl my eyes out with you, sister. 😭
Hi Jess, I was not a bawling mess at my first born’s preschool graduation but I was a bawling mess a week ago at his 5th grade graduation…It all hit me the morning of and I couldn’t understand why I was so emotional. I couldn’t believe elementary years were gone and he is going to be a middle schooler…I completely understood what you were saying about the desperation we feel as parents in soaking it up all the precious moments but feeling like we don’t have enough time..❤️
I always love watching your videos - just hearing you chat about makeup, food, life etc. like a friend. This video really got to me when you started talking about how quickly time goes by with kids. My son is 6 months old and I’m starting to feel the same way - I so badly want to absorb these days and sometimes it feels like our days are moving so quickly and can’t slow down and really take it in. I appreciate you being vulnerable and real - it really touched my heart!! You’re amazing!
You made me cry too 😓 You described it perfectly, feeling like you're trying to soak up the moment while also feeling like you're looking back on it from a future stance. My oldest is turning 8 in a few weeks, and my husband made me realize that next year is his last single digit birthday and half way point to 18. My husband sustained a few injuries but overall he's expected to recover.
My youngest is 28 and I long for those days sometimes but each stage as they get older has its own rewards. To see the amazing people they’ve become is wonderful.
I have a 27 year old son and I look at him and I see him when he was three years old. I find myself thinking where did that time go.
Kids grow so fast and you wake up one morning and they are adults getting married. Enjoy every minute you have with your sweet girls. Love watching your videos and see your adventures with your family. I
Watched to the end! 😎
Awww, Jessica I just cried along with you because even though my daughters are grown now, I feel all of this with my grandchildren. I feel like it all goes by so quickly and I can't be there enough, or present enough or soak it up enough. So I completely understand. ❤
Aww Jess, seeing you cry made me cry 🥹 I hear you. I totally understand how you are feeling. My kids are adults now. Through the years I have felt the same ❤
I'm living in the same boat with two young boys, a 10yo and a 6yo. I was telling my husband the other night that we are living in the prayer we prayed for! It's a magical, heartbreaking, glorifying journey we are on and I'm embracing both the highs and lows of each moment! You aren't alone sis ❤
Omg, I can so relate to your feeling so emotional. Happened to me at every stage. The gift is that you recognize and appreciate it, even though these are such busy times for you. 🤗💕
You're not wrong for being emotional in these moments! Soak them up the best way you know how but be at peace with the passing of time because it moves on regardless. The days are long but the years are short....so smile, give all the hugs & take all the photos & cry all the tears for your family. That's what it's all about. Big hugs from far away. 🥹🩷
Crying with you. My baby is 19 months old and I feel the same... I can't imagine a graduation of any kind. Will absolutely cry the whole day for sure.
My daughter is 20 and I totally get how you feel, it's so good seeing them grow up but also sad because that chapter is gone. I love how real you were in this video just shows that us mums are all the same when our children get older. Xxx
Thank you for being so vulnerable and our oldest is a Senior this year and talk about tears already❤
I’m 100% with you on the kids growing! Mine are 6 and 2 and I relate so much to all of your parenting. But my son graduated kindergarten this year and I’ll sit and cry realizing how big he’s getting. I worry we’re not doing enough fun stuff or making the best memories and I always think I could be doing better. But then he’ll say things that makes me realize he’s loving his little life. It’s just so hard to see the time pass and know it won’t always be this way. But also I love him becoming my little side kick more and more. No answers but I get it!
Oh girl! Every stage is heart tugging. However, I just watched my oldest graduate and I will say it was one of the happiest moments of my life with him. He is so ready to move on to the next phase of his life that it makes me so thrilled for him to be done with this one. That all to say that every “last” we experienced this year I was a messy puddle of tears in the corner with the phone held high recording it all. He’s a wrestler as his brother and their last time warming up todether I cried like a baby. Little moments like that leading up to it. But then by graduation, I had no tears left and knew how excited he was for college. That makes it so worth it. Plus, as they get older, getting compliments on the human they are becoming makes your parent heart settle. It’s almost like a hug you keep. Knowing you’re preparing them for the real world.
Aww Jess, I cried right along with you ❤️ I have an almost 3 yo and I am always emotional when I see him growing up. I can’t even tell you how much I relate to what you said. Glad to know I’m not alone. ❤️
Crying with you thinking about my almost 6 month old baby boy. I feel you. You’ve been a lovely guide for approaching parenthood and I appreciate your moment of realness.😊
The days are long but the years are short. My kids are grown. 26 and 21. I love spending time with my adult girls. It’s a totally different relationship but boy do I miss them being little. Just cherish every moment, as I am sure you do. Nothing else we can do, right?? Sadly, it doesn’t get any easier. Those are your babies. Of course you will celebrate all of their milestones and accomplishments but you will always miss the days when they were little. Sending prayers!
My son will be 5 this year, and I have no idea where time went. I’ve had some learning lessons this year with my job, and I’m here to confirm: No job is more important to me than being a Mother to my kids. I am irreplaceable to them, and I’m perfect to them. And at the end of the day, they are what matters to me. No 9 to 5 job will ever be more important. Ever.
Love following where you are in your overall journey 😎😎😎 my kiddos are grown, 29 and 24. I wouldnt say it gets any easier but is like when theyre babies and learn to hold their bottle, then find their voice, crawl, walk, you get where im going. Every moment is so special in its own way and all are so very priceless! ❤❤❤ thanks jess!
Thank you for your heart to heart chats Jess! They mean a lot to so many of us. 🌞🌞🌞
Just live in the moment and create wonderful memories. Being a parent is hard because we spend so many years guiding our children and preparing them to be without us. Every stage - daycare, first day of school, graduation, college - it's all about letting go bit by bit. If we do it right they visit, call and share their adult lives with us. My girls are in their 30's and my youngest just had her first child and my first grandchild. Now I get to spend 2 days a week with him and am so grateful to be able to experience this time with him and with my daughter.
Jess I started bawling listening to you talk about Gigi growing up. My oldest also just graduated preschool, and due to some delayed flights and missed connections, I got stranded overnight and missed her preschool graduation. I still can’t think about it without breaking down in tears. I relate to everything you said. So many emotions about raising these tiny people-and they seem to build until they burst because on a day to day basis we are mostly surviving. Then all of a sudden the passage of time hits us like a truck.
I have a 5 and 2 year old and my 5 year old also graduated PreK this week. I cried and smiled and cried some more. My iPhone constantly shows me reminders of her as a baby and it just makes me miss that stage. But I absolutely love this age she’s at and how brilliant she is. I am excited to share more things with her and her sister as they age. But I am just like you and totally can relate. Congrats! 🎊
I cried with you. I think about stuff like this. I have 18 16 and 7, and time goes by so fast. Everything you said makes so much sense. I cry all the time with special moments or just when I think about them getting older .
Awe Jess! I love you! My son just graduated preschool too and I cried like a baby. He just had his last day of vacation bible school and I just cried and cried while they all sang. I was looking around thinking “am I the only mom crying?!” But the more I thought about it the more I just told myself to relish this moment. I love my kids more than anything in the whole world and I wish I could just freeze time to enjoy these days more! The girls are blessed to have you as their mama ❤️ Your love for them shows and they know that! ❤
😎😎😎 When my daughter was in first grade we moved and I was totally the insane mom balling my eyes out at her going away class party - she could have cared less about switching schools, but I was inconsolable! Now she is 31 and expecting my first grandchild. Don’t apologize for your mama emotions. But every age and stage has its joys and sorrows. Love your channel for being real and honest!
My daughter is 14 and will be a freshman in high school in the fall. I just can’t believe it. It’s gone by way too fast. I know exactly how you feel. ❤
Jessica, as a parent of a high school senior going to college in the fall, I can totally relate to the overwhelming feeling of time passing by and wanting to encapsulate these precious milestones, not just in our memories but in the moment. I always say to my daughter in these moments that I just want to breathe it in. We are incredibly lucky people to watch our children grow into incredible and awesome human beings! It does not get easier with time to know our mortality but as we do have the privilege to age we know that it is a blessing❤ Also a couple of recommendations for your book club are The Friend That Got Away and Company. Both are books that I think are terrific.
I had this exact same meltdown last night. I looked at my youngest and she was just so big. She and Gigi are the same age. It’s heartbreaking. I also have a senior who is graduating this year (had him in college we grew up together) so im just a puddle. I keep telling myself we’re the lucky ones. We may be heartbroken all the time but we’re lucky enough to see what we have when we have it so much so that we miss it even before it’s gone.
Accepting your kids growing up never gets any easier🥲 My son is 34 and I still get emotional. Every year and every change they go through, every challenge and every heartache, I still feel. Enjoy every stage but always remember there will be so many more to come❤️
I have 2 girls myself, 17 & 12. My 17yo has just graduated HS has gotten a job and bought her own car in the last 6 months and I feel as if I wasn’t ready for how fast they turn into young adults over night almost and I’m having whiplash. She was just born yesterday 😂 it’s hard for my brain and emotions to keep up. You are a normal loving mother!!! Hang in there.
Thank you so much for this! My oldest son is graduating from high school and this entire school year I’ve been sad knowing this is it…I won’t be watching him play basketball and taking him to school with his siblings! I feel like such a baby and I can’t stop and really think about it because it makes my heart hurt! It just went by too fast and I don’t feel ready! I’m hoping it’ll be easier with my others! I just feel like it’s an end of an era with all my kids in one place safe and under my care! ❤🍉☀️🕶️
So many hugs to you! Thank you for sharing your rawness- I think i cried like this in my shower so no one saw it, but you are nailing every point of where you “are” spot on. Mine are 21 & 19 now and, yes the silver linings are there, but I reflect on the littleness of them often because it reminds me of what a blessing it is to watch them grow, even into adulthood. Think of it like this, you & Tyler have a front row seat to the BEST show ever. You will have so many more of these moments, promise! ❤ 23:43