I wanna giggle...

Just a thought. I came home the other day, my daughter was waiting for me, just like any other day. Today she had this little ornery grin, that I love so much. This started a game of me chasing her down the hallway (making funny noises and looking equally stupid, I'm sure). She thought it was funny. The chase ended on the little love seat she has in her room, and like any other chase I was concluded with me tickling her. She was just giggling up a furry. I concluded the tickle fest with a kiss on the forehead & I started to walk out of her room. She blew by me giggling and yelling "tickle me again." It hit me. Growing up stinks and at what point and time is giggling and being tickled no longer fun. I'm sure it was somewhere in the teenage years. I'm not very ticklish, but I can remember being a kid and being tickled. It was quite a rush. Now I can't stand it. Why?

I just want that reckless abandon, I guess. Where you face everything as an adventure, instead of just going through the motions of everyday.

We had a pretty busy night a week or so ago. We were going through the normal bedtime routine. Josiah had his PJ's on and was sitting on his bed with a discouraged look on his face. I asked him what was wrong. "I didn't get to play today" he responded. I immediately went into the life isn't "all fun & games" speech that every kid gets.

I was wrong. Why can't life be fun & games? I know we all have responsibilities that need to be met & we should step up to the plate so to speak. We have to be the responsible adult, but what happened to the part of us that runs down the hallway, just wanting to have some fun with people we love. What's wrong with the parent that chases there kid down the hall making weird noises while making funny faces. Why can't we be more like the kids, I just wanna giggle again.