BABIES AREN'T THE ONLY ONES GROWING UP

Tonight as I went to give my two year old a bath, I grabbed the community paper to read. Once I got in the bathroom and started her bath though, I immediately began washing the sink, the toilet, the floor, the counters, and then I noticed the paper. I smiled. Why read the paper when I can make the bathroom a more pleasant place for everyone to visit, I thought to myself. Then I remembered how a younger me would have reacted. I would have complained how awful it was to not have time to read it, as there was always too much work for me to do. I would have resented that people in the house weren't cleaning up after themselves the way I would like, and the grumbling in my head and heart would have continued into a pity party and likely ruined that bath time. How silly of me! It is great to grow and learn, isn't it? Love Michelle

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