I am demolished. Own choice in this case, because I went out with my little diva yesterday. Due to the teachers' strike, a weekday just like that became available for us together. On her big brother's birthday, that is. Anyway, he had to go to school anyway. So I decided to make it a mom-daughter day. Enjoy the city together. At the end of the day I make up the damage and my conclusion is… a teacher strike costs money 😉 .
By the way, I think a lot of mothers agreed with me at the end of the day, because it was so busy in the city! But other than that it was a day with a golden edge. Actually, this was the first time I went into town with my girl for a shopping spree. With a nice lunch in between. Little girls grow up. And I notice that not only in her dress size and in the way in which she develops her own taste. Eighteen months ago she didn't want to go into the city at all, just read…
I also notice that she is getting bigger and that she is working on the lunch she eats. Just order something from the lunch menu. Something she doesn't know yet. Only to find out that it is really tasty. A sense of pride bubbles up in me. And if she also eats all her lettuce that is served with it, I am completely impressed 😉 .
Together we then stroll through the Bijenkorf and H&M, we work Coolcat from top to bottom and I stand in a long line several times with my hands full of clothes at the fitting rooms. I'm enjoying. I enjoy the cool clothes she chooses. Pink is out . And besides that, I really enjoy her chatter. Only now do I understand why my mother used to enjoy doing this with me. Into the city together. It feels special and fragile at the same time, to experience this with my daughter. Weird that a teachers strike has to be involved to plan this date.
God knows how long -or short- I can enjoy this. Because before I know it, she won't see her mother anymore and she'd rather go shopping with friends! So that the teachers' strike costs money, I accept that in this case. I lick my financial wounds and look back on a very successful day.
I hereby call on all teachers to put on a strike for a few more days in the coming months. I support you! With all my heart. Because you deserve to progress! And secretly also a bit because I still want to date my daughter for a few more days 😉 .
