Comments on: I Did A Very Bad Thing…

By: Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 05:49:02 +0000

My mom was never a let’s-do-girl-stuff-together kind of woman. The day that I was called to the office in high school to find her there (winking) and talking about taking me to a doctor’s appointment had me totally confused. When we got to her car, her best friend was there and we took off for a day of shopping. It was the most spontaneous and wonderful thing she could have done for a teen-aged me. I say well done!

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:21:16 +0000

I just love this whole day, for all of you. How awesome that everyone got to hang out and play and you got some amazing pictures out of it all. Love the last shot of Wesley…I always love the ‘running away’ photos.

By: beachmom

beachmom — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:45:11 +0000

KIDS NEED MENTAL HEALTH DAYS TOO!! I love those kids of days for all involved!! Good job, Mom!!

By: stace

stace — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:22:02 +0000

i love what cara and steph said!! they’re exactly right!

By: Jem

Jem — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:24:03 +0000

I love this!

By: Rebecca of RootsAndWingsCo

Rebecca of RootsAndWingsCo — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:27:33 +0000

Good for you! I think a family day is always worth it! I so understand why you did it, too! I miss my kids terribly sometimes. Having kids be gone every other weekend does not sound like a lot to some people, but to me it is pure torture! It is the one thing that can actually depress me (really, I just don’t get depressed…overwhelmed yes, but not depressed….except when I don’t have enough time with my kids)! Seriously, my hat is off to you for doing the right thing! There is such a thing as emotional health days (same as a sick day but for your emotions, which we know spills over to our physical health), and that’s what that was!

Rebecca

By: Steph

Steph — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:24:52 +0000

Take it from a teacher, we don’t mind. Sometimes we do the same thing!

By: Fraulein N

Fraulein N — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:18:59 +0000

Looks like it was worth it.

By: ladybughugs

ladybughugs — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:27:55 +0000

Awesome! Hey, sometimes you have to take advantage of an opportunity like a perfect-weather-day and be damned the consequences. How fantastic that you all got to spend time together playing and enjoying each other!

Oh, and I love the hat on NikkiZ. Did someone uber-talented make it for her? It makes me want to pick up a crochet hook.

By: Cara

Cara — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:13:07 +0000

My Mom called them mental health days. There were few and far between, but sometimes life was what was important. As an adult, I still sometimes take a mental health day from work, and that occasional recharge makes me a better advocate.