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What It Means To Be Free
How dancing through the mess opened my eyes
I blasted some music, danced around, Adrian squealed with delight. I went over to my closet, eyed all the clothes trying to figure out what to wear.
I started trying things on — while still dancing around trying to entertain Adrian - and in the process of doing so most of my clothes ended up on the floor. After what seemed like ages, I finally figured out what to wear.
We went into the kitchen, and I started breakfast. Adrain had scrambled eggs and Cheerios. I had cottage cheese and toast.
When we finished breakfast, I looked around for a moment: dishes in the sink, clothes all over the floor, make-up and hair products all over the bathroom. My house was a total mess. Ordinarily this might bother me, but this morning it made me grin from ear to ear. I'm finally free!
Levi was a neat freak, an obsessive compulsive neat freak. It drove me nuts! I drove him nuts! He's the kind of guy that does the dishes before he eats. He wouldn't dream of throwing clothes on the floor.
To him, everything has a place and if its out of place he can't function. I'm the type of person that doesn't really mind messes, so long as its not actually 'dirty'.
I felt so liberated by my mess, that I turned the music up, picked up Adrian, and we danced and danced, both of us giggling like crazy.
It is great you..
It is great you figured that out now. I spent the first 4 years of my kid's lives cleaning and keeping everything and everyone in order. I missed out on that dancing around and giggling like crazy. My soon to be 6 year old is very grown up and serious about everything and that was my fault. My home was like a boot camp.
I am since divorced and I have had a great therapist, now I can join you in that awesome giggle fest. A perfect life is one that is well spent, not one that is tidy. I hope the other readers out there take this message to heart. Don’t worry about the wrong messes, the clutter will be there forever, but kids do grow up fast.
Thanks for this story Faith it really made my day.
Good luck and God bless!
Yay!
Giggle fests are great, huh?!!
Freedom is a great thing!
Freedom is a great thing! You sound free and happy and remember this feeling! It can be with you all the time. Congratulations on regaining your freedom!
CM
Thanks
Thank you, thank you, thank you........It does feel great! Faith