Maybe next year.
, no way am I going to say no — especially not to pack up our family, drive somewhere crowded, and wait for loud pops and bangs that will probably make my kids bury their heads in my lap anyway. Don't get me wrong — I don't hate fireworks or making memories with my family, but Iby allowing my kids to turn into exhausted gremlins so I can watch a few lights flash in the sky.
Why worry about my kids being the ones who ruin the evening of those around us because they're overtired and miserable? Why put myself through the stress?A time will come when my children staying out later than normal a few nights a year won't throw our family off for the next few days. A time will come when I won't have to worry about theand being woken up by the noise, or not falling asleep at all and just fussing his way through the Independence Day celebrations.
. I get to pick when to bend the rules because I make the rules, and if this isn't a time that's worth it to me, they can get over it.And despite not watching the fireworks this year, I still teach my children about why we celebrate our great nation. I teach them to respect the flag and those who fight for it.
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