There are times in life when we want to live in the moment. However, these moments do not always go as we planned and that’s part of the fun.
We just have to take whatever life dishes out, regardless of how we might feel about it. Take this woman as an example. The story that she recently shared on Reddit will have you roaring with laughter, whether you are a parent or not.
The mother had decided that she was going to dance in the rain with her two toddlers. This seems like a fine enough decision at the moment. On the other hand, hindsight is always going to be 20/20. It was not long before she regretted it immensely. Most parents can already tell where this one is going, we are sure of it.
“Just drop everything and dance in the rain with your kids, it’s not that hard!!” she wrote. “Its 7:30am, kids and I are having breakfast as my husband heads out the door. All of a sudden it starts pouring down rain outside. We look for a minute, kids don’t think much of it. Normally, we put shoes on before going outside. Normally, we always wear a rain jacket in the rain.”
She went on to say:
“Normally, we avoid going out in the rain. Normally, I would never interrupt a meal they are sitting down to actually eat. But something just clicked off in my brain for a second. I didn’t even think, I just said ‘let’s go play in the rain’. 3yo says ‘yeah we’ll need our rain coat and boots!’ I’m like ‘no, let’s just go now. No shoes or anything. Hurry, let’s just do it!
So we do it. We had so much fun just running around in the rain. No rain gear, no concern for colds or soggy goose poop that might be on the ground,” the mother continued. “Just raw fun courtesy of Mother Nature. I was on cloud 9 thinking how grateful I am to have these little experiences with my children. We were all laughing and smiling until our cheeks hurt. As we walked back in, my littlest one slipped on the wet concrete.”
From there, everything spiraled out of control and the blast they had in the rain turned into “the 7th layer of hell.”
You can read her full experience on Reddit. It’s something a lot of parents can likely relate to!