The other night at Ollie’s school they had an
entrepreneurship evening where the kids were encouraged to draw up a business
plan and sell some goods at school. Truth be told I think this is a very good
thing to participate in but there are times when I have to just say no. No I
can’t. No I don’t want to. No I don’t have the capacity. Just no.
This was one of those times. Life has been really busy – C
Bear was slap bang in the middle of some sleep regression, work has been crazy
busy (in a good way) and I just didn’t have the capacity to draw up a plan and
then make something to sell then sit behind a table and sell it while Mike and
I are running around after kids on school night evening. I had to say no. And
the mom guilt is real... I was feeling it and to some degree I regret not
pushing through to do it BUT also know that what my limitations are and I have
to be ok with it. The worst part of it was I was worried that Ollie would feel
left out... each child who participated got a certificate at school the days
after and I had visions of my kid feeling left out while everyone else was
called up for their certificate.
The school did however extend a certificate to children who
didn’t sell a table but who came to support the other kids for which we did. ..
We gave Ollie a certain amount of money to spend (for which he only spent half)
and he went to support some of his friends who did have tables. So my boy got a
certificate anyway and had fun doing it.
Having said that if he didn’t get a certificate he would
have survived. He needs to learn this lesson himself that he cannot do
everything all the time and that is ok. There is a time to say no and there is
a time to push through and do when you are tired. Knowing the difference is
key!
This particular lesson is one I tend to have to
learn over and over again as I love being involved but there are times when I
can and there are times when I cannot... and both are ok.
