Susie with her middle child, Luca.
When Francine asked me to contribute to her “Month of Mothers” project, I was excited.
And then immediately said no. That I was too busy with my family. Just like all the times she’s asked me to meet her out for a girl’s night out.
She told me that I would have to submit a piece by Tuesday.
Impossible! I can’t! It’s too much! It’s too hard! But I want to.
She said, “Do it today–it will take 20 minutes.”
I replied, “I’m coaching soccer all day today.”
I am coaching soccer twice today, but I’m also preparing for my three children to be out of the house all day at various activities. I never get it quite right. Someone is always missing something. Today for example, I forgot to put Chapstick or Eucerin on my 4 year old’s very chapped lips before I sent him with his grandfather, my daughter got sunburned, and my middle child didn’t get dinner (microwaved pizza) until after 8pm. How can I take time for myself to sit down and write for a few minutes when I can’t even keep my family organized?
But I trusted my friend, Francine. It only took a few minutes. And I got to practice my most favorite activity, writing, after coaching soccer.
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Great piece, Susie! Really speaks volumes about what we go through to get to do what makes up happy. So glad you contributed. See, I told you it would be easy!
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SUSIE PETRUCCELLI is a former Harvard soccer captain and Ivy League champion, and a mother of three. She lives on Long Island where she coaches her kids’ teams and creates and manages social media campaigns. She’s currently at work on her first novel.
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Tomorrow…. An interview with one of my all-time favorite parenting bloggers. Hurry back!