Trout for Dinner and Mother's Day Plans

Grilled some fresh trout for dinner last night that my husband and kids caught the other day.  It was delicious!  They caught four rainbow trout; two were 18 inches and the other two were 13 inches.  The kids were quite excited as they watch their catch cook on the grill.  The aroma while grilling made us really hungry.  I made cornbread and grilled pineapples to accompany the main course.  I was quite disappointed when the kids did not enjoy the fish as much as my husband and I did.  I think the fish bones scared them because there was quite a lot … my husband was constantly reminding them to watch out for it. 

After dinner, my husband and kids rushed off to fish yet again … they seem to enjoy it so much.  I am hoping that this would be one of those memorable moments that the kids will always treasure and reminisce when they get older. 

We now live in such different times that the way I grew up is certainly so much different than the way I raise my kids.  I remember leaving the house early on Saturday mornings to play with my friends and not return home until dark.  No one checks on me or even bothers to look for me.  Not that my family didn’t care but the safety and security they felt then is now non-existent.  Nowadays, I am even scared to leave the kids unsupervised in our own backyard for the fear that someone might come into our property and take them. 

I sometimes worry that my children will lack the independence that I have grown to learn during my childhood years.  The freedom that I enjoyed during my escapades and new friends I’ve met along the way are experiences they will never gain.  My worries do not stop there; I am also concerned about how it will affect their decision-making skills.  They are never left alone.  Accordingly, they never find any opportunity to make any decisions on their own that I more than likely would already be making for them while supervising during their playtime.  I wonder how it will affect them in the future.   I guess only time will tell.  However, I want them to enjoy their childhood as much as I enjoyed my memorable moments during my childhood. 

For Mother’s Day, we are heading to Washington, D.C. for the weekend.  We have been so busy the past few months and the long and cold winter has kept us indoors for much of that time.  This would be our first opportunity this year to get away and enjoy some family time.  We are planning to spend some time bike riding and maybe going to a museum or two.  Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers out there and hope you feel like a queen …  even just for a day!