WONDERFUL, FUN AND SOMETIMES FRUSTRATIN

Parenting, that is what I am talking about today people. If you are a parent, you know what I am talking about, sometimes it can be fun and sometimes it can be very frustrating. I am a Step-Dad to two wonderful little girls who I love so much and have changed my life completly.
This year makes it five years that I have been their step-dad and they have been a wonderful five years. I have learned alot from them and I am still learning. They have taught me patience, which I admit, I still do have a ways to go, but I am working on it. I really enjoy being around them, watching them grow and being involved in their lives. They live with us full time and see their dad every now and then. I love having them around, but I do admit I like the break of a child-free weekend or week ( during the summer) that we get every now and then. The funny thing is after like 2 or 3 days I begin to miss them terribly and the house as you can imagine is alot quieter with out a 10 year old and an 8 year old running around.
One of the great things about having the girls, is that they got me into coaching sports, and if you didn't know it - I LOVE SPORTS !!!! and I have discovered that I really enjoy coaching.
It all started with soccer last year, continued with basketball and then of course it was softball.
It will continue again this fall with me coaching my youngest daughter is soccer again and I am really looking forward to it.
Of course if you have kids you also know that they can be very frustrating and drive you ablsolutley crazy sometimes. Last night for example, the youngest accidently hung on the nbrand new towel rack in the kids bathroom and yes , you guessed it, tore it out of the wall . Those of you who know, know that we just moved back into our house after being out of it for almost 5 months because of the house fire. So everything is brand new, including new paint.
So now we have to get the wall patched and re-painted. Of course she did not mean to do this and she would never , ever , ever admit it was her fault ( because nothing is ever her fault ).
So in the past I would have proabably lost my mind, but this time I did not. I know it was an accident and that there will be more accidents in the future.
My girls and yes, I totally consider them my children, bring me a ton of joy. There is nothing like watching their faces light up when they are happy. You cannot put a price on that . Sometimes they say things that just crack me up without evey trying. So I consider my self very lucky to be their dad and to get to watch them grow up and to be a part of their lives.
Enjoy your children while you can, love them and just spend some quality time with them and then the wonderful and fun times will far out number the frustrating times.
Dale