I know for a fact that my own mom, while still leading a full life, had it easier than moms do today because she didn’t have to deal with the things we parents go through now. There seems to be a big push in our culture to over-schedule and go over the top, because we think we’re raising well-rounded kids. Sometimes it feels like a desperate attempt to keep both my daughter and me grounded and present in an age of technology and tiny tot hockey. Here are 7 cues I’m taking from my own childhood to simplify life for my family. As moms, we’re always going to be busy. But my hope is that we can all take some snippets from how our own parents lived back when they were raising us, and use them in our own lives. I think a lot of us desperately need to cut down on some of the crazy we have going on and work on living in the moment. Because we deserve it.
