As a little girl my dreams were filled with what life would be like as an adult. I dreamed of dancing, roses, kisses, and hugs. I wanted my life to be filled with romance, and not just any romance, the fairytale kind.
I thought for sure my husband would be a prince, maybe not a real prince, but he would treat me as though he were and as if I were his princess. I imagined hand holding, door opening, days filled with chivalry. There was never any housework involved, I had maids for that!
If only right....
Romance rarely happens. Life comes in and pushes all sense of romance away. You start to see the little things in life as romantic, and forget what roses even smell like.
Prince Charming doesn't exist. Prince Stinky Feet, Prince of Belches and Farts, Sir Mess A Lot, now they exist. Prince Complainer, and Whiner, and Moaner, they exist too. There are happy endings, but your definition of happy ending changes.
Happy is now defined by a clean house, no whining, no moaning, no complaining. You learn to appreciate the little things because the little things are all you get. You start to realize how as a child you were duped. Your parents let you watch all those fairy tales and fill your mind with a bunch of goop.
Why are we allowing this lifestyle to continue? It is the job of parents to train their little ones in the way that they will go, right? Well why not train our little men to be gentlemen and our little women to be good wives and mothers? Why are we overlooking the most basic and most important qualities our children need to learn?
I am a mother of two, and after arguing with my husband once more I have decided this is exactly what I am going to do. I do not want my children to experience the small heartaches of life. I only pray that someone somewhere out there is doing the same thing. Teaching the children that will be the spouses to my children these qualities and values.
Lovely Blog Alaina..I came on here from your link in Triond.
ReplyDeleteAs a little thing of interest I was born in a place called Blaina in Wales..it is nearly the same as your name!
Take care and thanks for being a friend on Triond.
Richard ;-)