Family Still Matters to Grown Up Kids

It was a chilly 48 degrees this morning, so I moved my family’s tennis court reservation from 8 am to 10 am. It’s now 60 degrees and my menfolk, as I call the collective of my husband and sons, and I are about to play tennis for two hours.

I never knew how much our family would enjoy having a shared sport. And I never guessed that the sport would be tennis.

It’s nice to know that family traditions, stuff we do together, things we mutually enjoy can be created and cultivated after the children are grown.

To read some of the heart wrenching, drama filled posts and blogs about children growing up and missing the little faces and hands of small kids, one could believe that the good times end when the kids turn 18.

I’m here to say that is a pack of lies and that life continues to thrive and flourish once all the children become adults. Family still matters when everyone is an adult and new experiences can still occur throughout our lives.

There is no expiration date or deadline in creating and establishing new family traditions, so keep dreaming and building the family you want to have, even after the kids are grown.