{"id":7129,"date":"2017-08-24T20:58:58","date_gmt":"2017-08-25T03:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=7129"},"modified":"2020-07-04T02:47:52","modified_gmt":"2020-07-04T02:47:52","slug":"stapleton-parent-confesses-time-isnt-going-by-fast-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=7129","title":{"rendered":"Stapleton Parent Confesses, \u201cTime Isn\u2019t Going by Fast Enough\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The first day of school is the common time parents realize how quickly their children are growing up. As parents, we have known our children since birth, and can easily recall every year of their lives. So, when people realize their child is now a fifth grader but without difficulty can remember that same child struggling to learn how to walk, time seems to be going by very quickly. \u201cI really can\u2019t believe our little man is already in 3rd grade,\u201d said area mom Amanda Shannon. \u201cI mean, our little guy is such a big boy now,\u201d she continued as she fought to hold back tears. Jim McDonald also feels his kids are growing up too fast. \u201cBoth my kids are now in full time school,\u201d said McDonald. \u201cI can\u2019t believe it. Where does the time go? I love them where they are at now, but boy, time really goes by too quickly. Things need to slow down.\u201d These are the sentiments universally shared by nearly all parents. We did find one area man who disagreed, however. \u201cI was thrilled when they finally started going to school full time,\u201d said Dave Farrell. \u201cI mean, whenever I was around we had to be doing something; making them food, putting them down for naps, and so on. Just way too much work.\u201d For Farrell, it\u2019s not just that milestone he was looking forward to. \u201cNow that one is in 7th grade and one is in fifth, we don\u2019t have to do near as much with them. You know, they are off with their friends, can pour their own cereal, can ride bikes places. They\u2019re just getting easier. Pretty soon, they will be able to get a job and drive a car.\u201d Farrell is really looking forward to when the kids are completely out of the house. \u201cI am so excited to get new furniture,\u201d said Farrell. \u201cNo reason to do it now, they\u2019ll just destroy it. But, when they are out, we can get new furniture, maybe buy a loft downtown, or just convert their rooms into offices, or game rooms. Anyway, I hope this next segment of their lives goes by more quickly than the last one. Seemed like forever that we had to coddle and take care of them.\u201d Farrell says he will always love his kids, provided it doesn\u2019t involve doing lots of stuff with them.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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