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I saw the title of an article that said, “Things to Do: Make a Parenting Bucket List”. I didn’t read the article because I wanted to think about that topic on my own. When I read that title I wasn’t thinking about dying but I was thinking about the limited amount of time I have with my children before they leave the house and do their own thing. Is anyone else worried about this besides me?
Making Time
Parents have busy lives. Many families have both parents working. Parents run around town to make sure their kids get picked up from school or that they make it to soccer practice. Then when we get to thinking about it, we plan vacations each year or mini vacations on a four day weekend with the family.
Vacation Road Blocks
I talk with my wife frequently about things we want to do together and as a family. The funny thing about families is when your children are small the things you can do with your them can be limited (Disney land rides, bike rides, vacation destinations, etc…). When we have gone to Disney Land my son couldn’t go on all the rides and when we went to the water slides my son wasnt’ big enough to go on some of them because he just wasn’t tall enough. My son can get antsy quickly while my older daughter is becoming much more patient as she matures.
As my children get older and they both can participate in the same activities, the window of opportunity becomes smaller for things that we can do as a family.
And with all of these things taking place, this does not include any financial struggles that may come into play over the years. There will be moments when everything is perfect for a great vacation except there is not the financial means to do so.
Teaching Moments
A parenting bucket list doesn’t only cover vacations. Teaching your children specific things before the leave they home may help them later on in their lives. At the very least it may be a skill that has been passed down in the family over the years. Mothers might want to teach their children how to sew. Fathers might want to teach their children how to change the oil or change a tire. These tasks don’t seem that important but they can be.
Parenting Bucket list
I have many things I want my children to learn, experience and see before they start their own lives. Generally speaking I think many parents think about these same things whether they are overprotective parents or not. We want to be good parents and we want to be a part of their experiences. We want to have those aforementioned memories with your children.
So I guess the question comes down to this. What is your parenting bucket list? What do you want your children to see and learn before they leave the house? How will you make sure that you accomplish your bucket list and who will keep you accountable?
My Parenting Bucket List
- Travel to Disney World in Florida with the family
- Buy a horse for the family
- Move my children to a safer neighborhood
- Teach my children to be street smart
- Teach my children to think for themselves
- Teach my son to wrestle
- Travel overseas with the family..Maybe Italy?
- Make it to as many events as possible
- Teach them more by example rather than telling them
- Be more of an influence on them then outside influences
- Make sure both children always feel loved so they don’t look for love in the wrong places
- Teach my children to ride off road motorcycles
- Have both children in Karate while they are young
- Make sure both children go to college
I could probably go on and on with this list. Every day I see new opportunities to be a better father and I do my best to take advantage of those moments. Do you have a bucket list for parenting while your children are living under your roof? Comment on this post and share a few as they might be ones I or another reader might not think about.
Thanks again for reading. Until next time,
Andrew
