Oh my God - I am THAT parent!

Do you ever have that feeling you are that parent? You know, that parent - the one on the playground or in daycare. The one from your childhood, your friend's parent. The parent you always admired, the parent you thought was crazy, overprotective, slightly negligent, not attentive enough, talking too much about their children, not mentioning them enough, you know, that parent.

Well, I am now that parent. I am that parent who sends their 4-year old to violin lessons. This summer. Every week. With a 1/10 violin. In my defense: it was his choice. We were in the music store and I told him he could choose whichever instrument he wanted to get lessons for this summer. He chose the violin. 

And I was secretly proud of him and happy to be that parent.