I'll admit, my hope was that my child could play and that Mommy could talk with her friend. I said, that I want to foster his independence and that he'll do things for himself. That's true. I do. Sometimes, however, I am lazy. However, I'm lazy with my high-minded purpose. I love my son. I try and devote myself to his well being and his growth. I want good things for him. I also want him to grow and figure things out on his own.
During this time at the park, a few times he ran back to my and hid in my legs. I said to him "Go! Run! Make a friend!" Finally after about half an hour he was playing along with all the other kids and at one point ate something from off ground (YAY). I want my kid to get some independence. I don't want to be "hover-mom". I keep my eyes on him, when he's running to far- I call out. However, I want this kid to fall down. I want him to explore, get dirty, and to figure things out for himself. Occasionally, I want him to get himself into a moment of trouble and figure his way out of it. So he'll learn that he can.
Yeah, I'm a lazy parent from time to time. Firstly, because I'm human and I can't be "on" every second of the day. Lastly, because I want a kid who can be independent and grow for himself. Truely, he's not yet 3 so he still gets plenty of helping hands and hugs but if I don't start fostering that- I never will. Here's to learning and some laziness.