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“Remember it was only about 250 years ago this nation began as an idea where everybody had the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” Heinz History Center President Dr. Andy Masich said.
I'm sure that you can tell that I am a little behind with my blog posts. Vacation, combined with living, combined with working and raising three kids has gotten me a little off track. It's funny because I literally have lots of unwritten posts in my head and on pieces of paper, and yet...
National Holidays Unite Us
Holidays, especially national ones, are the tie that bind aren't they? We all live different lives. We have different responsibilities. And we have different beliefs. Still, on national holidays, we rally. Because most of these occur in summer months, at least the ones I get off, we are like all grilling food, making our favorites sides and spending time with friends and family. And, if we are lucky, we get to enjoy some fireworks and some firewater! ;-)
Today, my interactions were friends were all virtual. However, I did have live interactions with family. My family and I swam at my parents pool. My brother stopped by and brought the grill and firewater (otherwise known as Effen Vodka).
It was a good day, a really good day. It didn't matter that we arrived two hours after we planned. (With three kids, late is our base line.) It didn't matter that we arrived after the hottest sun had passed over. It didn't matter that the baby was only in a swim diaper and not a swimsuit.
(In the interest of full disclosure, he also plays his water play at daycare the same way. You can judge me if you want. But I am positive that there are multiple pairs of perfectly good baby swim trunks in this house and I'll be damned if I buy another pair. Instead of judging, you should send me some positive juju to find the ones here or mail me some. Because I am resolute. I am not buying any!!!)
Working Moms Value Holidays More than Anybody
I actually think holidays mean more to working moms, especially in the summer. We are the moms who have our kids in camps because we aren't available to watch them. We are the moms who ignore the cries of our kids who would rather stay home than wake up and attend said camps because we have no other options. We are the moms who lament our "choice" to work because we know that our kids would rather be with us than be participating in the summer program we chose for them no matter how much we paid for said program...
But on holidays, we are like everybody else. We have the day off to love on our kids. And even though we might prefer to sleep on the couch and accept the gift that is a paid day that we don't have to work, we rally. We get up early. We shower. We dress our kids. We go out when we would rather stay in. And we make memories, albeit imperfect ones. And we are happy! Because at the end of the day, anytime we spend with our kids is perfect, isn't it???
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