i have a friend who just got a tattoo “Be Present” i think its an awesome tat she has it on her arm and its a reminder to put her phone down…her laptp away and BE PRESENT with her kids!

I had someone tell me earlier this week (thanks MIL!) that I should spend less time with my toddler, and more time cleaning. Pffft, our house is neat enough… My little guy wants to make memories with mumma <3

A great read, so very true – thanks!

We climbed a mountain with our kids a couple of weeks back and they are still talking about it! I try to do a lot of my work at night when they are asleep to have more time to spend with them during the day.

Great read definaley need to play with children we are they everything 😉

It is so true and these are the memories that I want my children to remember!

Thank you so much for such a great article and for reminding me what’s important and sometimes you can’t be everything to everyone but u should be to those you gave birth to. I’m going to share and pin

Nikki this is such an important reminder to us all. We all run around so busy with the demands of modern life but sometimes get so caught up we forget about the things that are most important to us out children and playing with them. A friend of mine once told me “in 30 years who is going to care whether or not the ironing was done.”

This is my motto, love it! I am always cramping way too much in 2 my day. I love having fun and enjoying life w my four babies too. Thanx for the great read:)

Thank you for such a great article.

Thanks for the reminding me of these things

such a good thing to do my kids love it when i play silly games with them

Good reminder for me. For me I try not to view it as sacrifice but having fun and making memories with my kids.

this is so true, at the end of the day your dishes will still be there tomorrow

Very true. And sometimes you can multi-task the two things, i.e. I have some very fond memories of helping my mum with work and cooking!

We make special memories all the time lets hope these are the memories the kids hold onto.

The times playing sure will be what they’ll remember 🙂 The painting, playing, cooking, crafts, bike rides, trips to the park, all the fun things 🙂

I hope my kids remember the fun times we had when they are older! I don’t want to just be remembered as the mum who looked after the household routines.

I love this poem, it is so true. Time together is what counts.

Ahh this is lovely. IT’s so so true. My fondest memories of my family are when we would play backyard cricket, go to the beach and ‘surf’ on my Dad’s knees. So important to cherish the times while they’re young.