How Do I Love Thee?
Posted By Tough Cookie Mommy on September 14, 2010
Today I came to the realization that I definitely need to make time to spend some quality time with my husband. Many of you might think that it is funny that I would just suddenly come to that conclusion randomly on a Tuesday evening. However, I’m sure those of you who are married with children know and understand exactly where I am coming from. Somehow, we get so wrapped up in working, raising children, paying bills, maintaining a home, and all of the good stuff that comes with adulthood that we forget to slow down.
Now, don’t get me wrong, this is NOT one of those “oh my goodness, my marriage is in trouble so let me blog about how I am going to hold on to my man!” Quite the contrary, I’m very lucky to have a great husband and a great marriage. That doesn’t mean that I can’t take a moment to think about the fact that I haven’t had a lot of time to spend quality couple time with my main squeeze. We are very much in love so it stands to reason that we would miss each other when we get consumed with burning the candles at both ends.
When I say “burning the candle at both ends” I mean it literally. He works nights and I work days so we are like two ships passing in the night during weekdays. Luckily, we both have weekends off so we are able to devote all of that time to our family and our boys. What we haven’t done in awhile is go on a date. Yes, a date. Don’t shake your head because you think that married couples don’t have any right to call their romantic encounters a “date.” We absolutely love, and should love, going on dates and keeping the fire lit, so to speak.
Having children is the most rewarding experience in a person’s life, in my opinion. Unfortunately, those little bundles of joy have a way of sucking the quality couple time from their parents. It is really important that mothers and fathers still make time to romance each other even though they happen to be somebody’s parents. If anything, it just makes this time more treasured by both people and really reaffirms the love that bore the fruits that created their family.
So, here is what I am going to do…I am going to grab my husband this weekend, tell him how much I love him, send the kiddies to Grandma and Grandpa Land, and spend some lovey dovey, couple time together. Those of you following my blog, who have small children or children of any age, know what I am talking about. As important as it is for us to immerse ourselves in being parents, it is equally important to make special time for the men and women we love, regularly. It was just you and that special person before the kids came and it will be you and that special person after the kids leave. Think about that…
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