It must be wonderful to see the world through the eyes of a 3 year-old.  Every day is a happy day.  No cares in the world.  Everything is pure and innocent.  I’m envious.

I mean think about it.  Every day is full of excitement and fun.  You get to say what you want, when you want without people thinking badly of you.  Even when you innocently say, “ewwww Mommy, that man stinky”, people just smile and think awwww, how cute.  When you feel happy and giddy inside, you can break into a jiggly dance and sing at the top of your lungs, “Rah, rah, ah-ah-ah….gaga, ooh-la-la”, Lady Gaga-style and all you’ll get is soooo adorable. 

Yup, I’m envious of that innocence.  When your only worries are…hey, when can I have that lollipop…or…are we going to the park today???  The joys of a 3 year-old.

Thank goodness I have my son to remind me of these simple things in life.  When I’m having a bad day and all I want to do is scream and yell, I’ll see him do his jiggly dance, shaking his butt and wiggling his head and I start to smile.  He’ll break into song…apple bottom jean, boot and fur, low-low-low-low, and I can’t help but shake my head and chuckle.  (Yes, my son is all pop and hip-hop down to his bones.) 

Yes, I may be the one who teaches him right from wrong and left from right.  But he’s definitely the one who teaches me to not take life so seriously all the time.  Sometimes you just have to let loose and dance when you want to dance, and sing when you want to sing.  Just have fun today, because there’s always tomorrow to worry.

Thank you Lil T.