As I stare at the August calendar and count the days left in summer holidays, my heart sinks. It’s been an awesome break for us, and we’ve certainly made the most, just as we set out to do when summer first began.
From a cross-Canada trip, sun-filled days spent playing in the backyard, and so much in between; we made many memories to cherish.
While I can’t say it’s been all rainbows and glitter with my three daughters {they sure know how to fight at times}, there’s been loads of good moments with them.
My best recollections are giggles echoing through the yard as they ran through the sprinkler, the look of ‘awe’ on their faces when they spotted a whale in the Bay of Fundy, many afternoons spent at the outdoor pool, and the shrieks of glee when I announced that dinner was cereal and ice cream one night when it was just too hot to cook.
On the outside these seem like incredible memories, right?
In the case of the sprinkler, I was actually at the kitchen window, listening, yet not apart of the actual event. When we had cereal and ice cream for dinner; the girls came in the door, ate quickly, and then left in a flash so they could re-join their friends for play. While I did swim with the girls at the pool many times this summer, I regret not going off the diving board with my oldest when she asked me to join her. I had no excuse to refuse, I just didn’t want to.
Don’t get me wrong, these are great times and happy experiences. Yet, there are times when I could have better connected with my children.
Recently my oldest was excited to share the news of a new skill learned in cheer practice, yet her story was drowned-out by the arguing of her twin sisters in the backseat. Did I designate a quiet time right away, to really listen without interruption and celebrate with her? The fact that I can’t say for sure means it was a huge opportunity lost, and for that I’m sad.
Related to this, I dont recall when I last set aside quality time for just one of my children, only her and I. For those with multiple children, when is the last time you did this as well?
We’ve all made a plethora of memories with our children this summer, yet amongst them all, was there a life-changing event for your child? An experience that was true and deep, without life’s chaos interfering in that bond?
I might be asking a lot of questions here, yet they are important things to consider since change starts with the realization that something massive is missing.
Quaker recently released a very heart-warming video called “Goodness Starts Today”, and the video captures a true story about a family that puts their busy life on hold, to participate in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
I urge you to watch the video, yet you’ll want to grab a tissue as this is the deep connection I’m referring to. And it’ll hit you like a tonne of bricks.
This true story captured by Quaker isn’t unlike my own, or many other families I know. We all have such busy and chaotic lives, and the balancing act is so tough.
In fact, it’s this quote in the video that hit me especially hard, “I hope she doesn’t think I work too much or don’t pay enough attention to her, cause I really do value the time we spent together”. Parenting involves a constant game of tug-of-war between commitments, and you hope such young minds understand the struggle and the fight to keep that balance.
The truth is, our time with our kids is so limited, and this video by Quaker mentions that fact. I don’t necessarily think it’s the amount of time spent, yet the quality of that time is more important.
When the father and daughter are on that stage dancing together; you can literally see joy pouring from their faces, and also from the mother who is watching from the audience.
Now that you’ve watched the “Goodness Starts Today” video by Quaker {and there’s a behind-the-scenes video as well}, I have just one more question for you:
When was the last time a real-life experience between you and your child, produced a feeling for you both, similar to your reaction from this video?
I’ve spoken before about only having 18 summers with your child, if you’re lucky. Only 18! In another week our summer of 2015 will have passed, and that collective number will be reduced by one.
Don’t let this chance pass you by.
There’s still time to take hold of the opportunity to make that one memory that will stay with you and your child forever.
Make the decision for that goodness to start – today.
Disclosure: I was compensated for this post, yet as always, all opinions are my own.
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Petra says
08/24/2015 at 10:53 amI love the look of pride on my daughter’s faces when they’ve done something that they’ve had to be a bit brave for but done it anyway. Their self confidence shines when they realize they can do it! I like sharing those experiences with them =)
valerie says
08/24/2015 at 12:36 pmWe’d like to go camping in B.C.
Julie R. says
08/24/2015 at 10:54 amWe’d go to Disney World 🙂
Kirsten M says
08/24/2015 at 10:54 amWe would do a road trip across Canada, all the way to Newfoundland where my husbands family is originally from!
tanyab79 says
08/24/2015 at 10:56 amI would love for us to go Florida and go to Disney World.
Susan Hanley says
08/24/2015 at 11:10 amI have always wanted to go to Ireland with my daughters. It is where their Dad’s family came from.
Nicole Jubleew says
08/24/2015 at 11:13 amTravel to Europe to spend time with my extended family.
Isabelle Simard says
08/24/2015 at 11:18 amJust do a long travel or cruise together. We work all year and always take short holidays
Louise Gilbert says
08/24/2015 at 11:21 amI would love to fly a small plane.
Vanessa says
08/24/2015 at 11:25 amI would love to take my kids to Disneyland.
kristen visser says
08/24/2015 at 11:29 amwe would definitely go to Disneyland!! my family never got to go so it would be quite he experience for everyone
Crystal B says
08/24/2015 at 11:31 amA spa day. She would love it.
Ophelia says
08/24/2015 at 11:37 amZiplining!
Jen says
08/24/2015 at 11:46 amWe’d go to Australia for 3 weeks!!
Catherine R. says
08/24/2015 at 11:47 amI would love to travel with my whole extended family on a cruise to Hawaii and back.
LILLIAN BROWN says
08/24/2015 at 11:55 amI would love to be able to enjoy Disney World with our 6 daughters and their families
ginette4 says
08/24/2015 at 12:03 pmI would love to travel to Europe with my husband and 3 girls..research our family’s history..see where we originated
Carol M says
08/24/2015 at 12:10 pmI’ve always wanted to go to the Master’s golf tournament.
kathryn says
08/24/2015 at 12:13 pmCross country road trip
Elizabeth Matthiesen says
08/24/2015 at 12:39 pmI’d love to have a huge party with all my children (7 of them spread across 3 continents!) and their children. Then take a couple of weeks with each family and tour Canada with them.
Glogirl says
08/24/2015 at 12:46 pmI love to go on a family vacation to California!
rute says
08/24/2015 at 1:04 pmWe would take a class together, maybe acrobatics, since that is something that we all really enjoy.
Joni W says
08/24/2015 at 1:08 pmI’ve always wanted to go to the far north. I always say Alaska but also Canadian North. I want to see the Northern lights. and the troopers
Pam says
08/24/2015 at 1:27 pmI think we would all love to mountain climb together.
Anne Taylor says
08/24/2015 at 1:47 pmI’d love to go to an ice hotel in Europe with my family!
Darrah Bailey says
08/24/2015 at 1:54 pmId HAVE to say go to DisneyWorld together…
salexis says
08/24/2015 at 1:57 pmI want to do the TOUGH MUDDER!!!!
Darwin says
08/24/2015 at 2:13 pmI would love to go white water rafting with the family.
lynn clayton says
08/24/2015 at 2:17 pmDISNEY WORLD FOR SURE
Viv Sluys says
08/24/2015 at 2:19 pmA big thing on our list of things to do as a family is to go on a heritage trip to see Scotland and Holland (where my husband’s family and my family are originally from).
A smaller one that we want to do is to do a hike-in camping trip in the wilderness.
Juliee Fitze says
08/24/2015 at 2:20 pmI have always wanted to go to England to check out me family roots.
Stephanie LaPlante says
08/24/2015 at 2:21 pmI would go to Universal Studios down Diagon Alley with my whole family (dressed as wizards) and truly live in the fantasy world of Harry Potter.
ivy pluchinsky says
08/24/2015 at 2:25 pmI’ve always wanted to go across canada by train, so far ive only done it from Manitoba to Edmonton.
Amy Heffernan says
08/24/2015 at 2:32 pmI would take my kids on an airplane for the first time 🙂
Sabrina Tong says
08/24/2015 at 2:32 pmWe would travel by train from coast to coast across Canada.
MelodyM says
08/24/2015 at 2:36 pmWe’d love to win the lottery together…LOL…but I suppose that doesn’t count. Otherwise, we’d love to explore other cultures in their respective country specifically for the learning experience.
MrsWhite says
08/24/2015 at 2:37 pmI’d like to have a champagne picnic in a hot air balloon ride!
Ali says
08/24/2015 at 2:40 pmI would take a trip to Alaska
michelle tremblett says
08/24/2015 at 2:43 pmI would love to one day be able to take my kids to Italy, It is our dream 🙂 I will get there !
Jonnie says
08/24/2015 at 2:51 pmWe would love to take a trip to Scotland and Ireland to see and experience where our ancestors came from. I really think it would make us feel even more connected as a family.
caryn s says
08/24/2015 at 3:05 pmI would take mysids home to Romania to see their grandparents!
Jenn says
08/24/2015 at 3:06 pmWe would take a road trip across Canada!
Belinda S says
08/24/2015 at 3:08 pmWe’d love to visit other parts of Canada (outside of Ontario, where we live)
nicolthepickle says
08/24/2015 at 3:11 pmI would rent a cottage for my whole family.
Kim Stenner says
08/24/2015 at 3:11 pmI would love to travel to Australia to visit my niece and her family
Ali P says
08/24/2015 at 3:14 pmI have always wanted to go to Australia! If it’s a family vacation, we really want to take the kids on a tour across Europe!
Florence C says
08/24/2015 at 3:25 pmI would love to go on a family trip to Disney.
Holly MacRitchie says
08/24/2015 at 3:30 pmWe would go to an amazing waterpark!
Josie says
08/24/2015 at 3:36 pmI would love to take my husband and kids to Italy which is where I’m from.
Robyn Bellefleur says
08/24/2015 at 3:37 pmI would love to go snorkeling with sharks.
kathy downey says
08/24/2015 at 3:37 pmWe’d go to Disney World fo sure
FREDERIC BROWN says
08/24/2015 at 3:53 pmI always wanted to take my wife on a train trip through the Rockies, no mountains in NS
Krista M says
08/24/2015 at 4:06 pmOh we would LOVE to travel to Disneyland, to experience the magical kingdom in all it’s glory. It would be the most special adventure, memories to treasure forever!
Cheryl says
08/24/2015 at 4:07 pmI would take my kids to Disney 🙂
Vanessa N says
08/24/2015 at 4:10 pmExperience all the secrets the world has to offer in some of the most remote areas like Nunavut.
Krista M says
08/24/2015 at 4:15 pmWe would love to go to Disneyland! It is a dream of ours to experience the magical kingdom as a family, all the glorious sights, the dining, the rides. What a thrill it would be with sweet memories that would last forever.
Cheryl says
08/24/2015 at 4:19 pmI would love to take the kids to Disney
Amanda Neilson says
08/24/2015 at 4:21 pmGo to San Diego Comic Con. That’s my dream!
409cope says
08/24/2015 at 4:47 pmI would love to travel to Australia!
LILLIAN BROWN says
08/24/2015 at 4:55 pmI would like to take all my family for a weekend getaway near a beach
maria says
08/24/2015 at 5:06 pmA family vacation.
Silvia D says
08/24/2015 at 5:10 pmi would like to take my children to Europe and see where part of their ancestary comes from.
Lynda Cook says
08/24/2015 at 5:11 pmTo pick one thing if I could with my family it would be to travel to Disney World, my girls have always wanted to go there, they are grown now, but that is what I would do for them and make it a road trip too!!
Sandra F. says
08/24/2015 at 5:18 pmI would love to take my family to a rescue animal shelter and teach them the importance that all animals are special, hopefully by bringing home a new doggie to their forever home.
Elizabeth R says
08/24/2015 at 5:22 pmA family trip to Disney!
Debbie W says
08/24/2015 at 5:52 pmHot air balloon ride
Francine says
08/24/2015 at 5:56 pmcruise around the world
Jenness M says
08/24/2015 at 6:08 pmMy kids really want to go to Churchill MB and kayak with the belugas!
Brenda Penton says
08/24/2015 at 6:18 pmI’d love for my family to go to Scotland and visit the historical sites. My hubby and I both have roots there.
Piroska says
08/24/2015 at 6:23 pmI’d love to take them to visit my birthplace, Switzerland.
JAIMEEM says
08/24/2015 at 6:36 pmId love to visit europe. Ive never set foot out of north america.
Jamie Glenn says
08/24/2015 at 7:00 pmIf I could do anything in the world. I would travel the world
Alayne Langford says
08/24/2015 at 7:01 pmI would rent a cabin up north where our 5 kids and significant others (if appplicable), and our 2 grandchildren, would enjoy time together! Bonfires, marshmallows and a lot of laughs!! 🙂
Nate Fuller says
08/24/2015 at 7:20 pmI would really like to move to B.C for a different lifestyle, I like the east coast but I would love the family to experience a whole new lifestyle we can’t have here.
Jenny Major says
08/24/2015 at 7:26 pmgo on a trip to Disney!
Aimee Robison says
08/24/2015 at 7:37 pmI would love to take the family and travel to England, Ireland and Scotland.
Melissa Greco says
08/24/2015 at 7:40 pmI would travel the world
Tina L. says
08/24/2015 at 8:17 pmGo to Disneyland or Hawaii
Judy Cowan says
08/24/2015 at 8:19 pmI would love to be able to get the entire family together to spend Christmas with my Dad.
Dianne says
08/24/2015 at 8:20 pmIf I could I would take all my grandchildren to Disneyworld. Since this is not possible I try to make our time together fun by doing crafts with them, teaching them to sew, and taking them on adventures through books.
Belinda McNabb says
08/24/2015 at 8:54 pmIt would be great to do a road trip from Winnipeg to Montreal. We have always flown but it would be amazing to see everything along the way
Julie Dyer says
08/24/2015 at 9:00 pmI’d love to travel all around Europe with my family.
Andrea D says
08/24/2015 at 10:03 pmWe would like to go on a safari in South Africa!
nicky says
08/24/2015 at 10:04 pmvisit Hobbiton in New Zealand!
Josh S says
08/24/2015 at 10:26 pmI have always wanted to visit Australia.
Debbie S. says
08/24/2015 at 10:42 pmI have the dream to take my family on a wonderful trip to Disney World. I hope it happens soon.
Lisa H says
08/24/2015 at 11:02 pmI’d like to go on a island getaway with my family and live in hut on the beach.
DianeG says
08/25/2015 at 3:51 amI would like to take a long road trip in a motor home with my family, stopping wherever we want, to fish or swim or do nothing.
Doris Calvert says
08/25/2015 at 3:57 amI have always wanted to see the earth from space!
Debbie Bashford says
08/25/2015 at 4:19 amwould love to visit Disney Land
Lisa Neutel says
08/25/2015 at 4:26 ammy dream for my family has always been to visit Disney world when we get enough $$
Carol Denny says
08/25/2015 at 5:16 amI would love to travel with all my family.
Nicole s says
08/25/2015 at 6:36 amSwim with sharks it’s a big one on my bucket list but might be too scared to do it lol
Soozle says
08/25/2015 at 8:03 amI would love to take a roadtrip across Canada and the US
Clair P says
08/25/2015 at 8:34 amwe would love to go to Disney World
donna snugglebuns dufresne says
08/25/2015 at 8:39 amjust spending time with the family is nice so for me a staycation or a trip to the cottage
Carey Hurst says
08/25/2015 at 8:50 amDisney for 2 while weeks to experience absolutely everything and I would whisk away to Bora Bora for 2 nights of bliss
Jennifer L. says
08/25/2015 at 8:57 amI want to explore Canada with my son.
Tasha Duperron says
08/25/2015 at 9:04 amI’ve always wanted to fly somewhere in a plane.
Shelley Hickey says
08/25/2015 at 9:10 amI would take my family somewhere tropical for vacation or on a cruise ship!
seham says
08/25/2015 at 9:20 amtake my family on a plane for the first time
Michelle K says
08/25/2015 at 9:25 amWe’d go to Disney World
mrdisco says
08/25/2015 at 9:27 amgo to Disney World!
Robert Haynes says
08/25/2015 at 9:49 amKayak with whales off the Northen BC Coat
Michelle Policelli says
08/25/2015 at 9:58 amJust do a road trip across Canada visiting each province/territory would be awesome!! 🙂
Victoria Stacey says
08/25/2015 at 10:15 amNow that my brothers and I are all older, I really would like us all to be able to go on a family vacation. Since two of my brothers are so much older than me and my younger ones, we haven’t done a BIG trip together since I was very young. I’d love to be able to do this with everyone now that we’re older.
Suzanne G says
08/25/2015 at 10:18 amSomething I would love to do as a family would be to form a band. I would want to be the drummer.
Nicole B says
08/25/2015 at 10:19 amGo to disney together! We were going to go this year but with the exchange rate so horrible…..nope!
Tracy D says
08/25/2015 at 10:20 amWe would go to Disney!
Wendy Hutton says
08/25/2015 at 10:35 amI always wanted to go to Scotland to see the ancesteral castles
Kelly K says
08/25/2015 at 10:38 amI love any kind of travel with my daughters. However, our trip to a dude ranch still gives us the giggles, many years later!
Suzi says
08/25/2015 at 10:44 amI would take my parents to England to meet my inlaws
Tainan Lu says
08/25/2015 at 10:46 ama family vacation to PEI
Susan Patterson says
08/25/2015 at 10:50 amWe would love to go on a vacation with both of my daughters and their families! It would be so wonderful!
Karla Sceviour says
08/25/2015 at 11:07 ami`d go on a cross country adventure with the fam
Eric R says
08/25/2015 at 11:08 amI would love to travel around Japan and China
wsiemens says
08/25/2015 at 11:14 amI’d travel to yellowstone national park and hike up halfdome. Great looking gift basket!
David says
08/25/2015 at 11:40 amHAVE to say go to Disney World together
jan says
08/25/2015 at 12:07 pmI would choose to go back to my early 20’s and change a couple of big decisions 🙂
beth says
08/25/2015 at 12:44 pmId love to take my family to FLorida
Elizabeth Vlug says
08/25/2015 at 1:13 pmWe would drive the West Coast of Canada and the USA. On our bucket list and hopefully to get done soon.
Tammy Dalley says
08/25/2015 at 1:49 pmI would go to disney!
Patrick Siu says
08/25/2015 at 1:58 pmBuild a tree house.
KellyPC says
08/25/2015 at 2:55 pmI’d love to be able to take my mom back to Hawaii!
Ira says
08/25/2015 at 3:40 pmWould invite all my family and friends to come visit us in Canada.
Rhonda W G. says
08/25/2015 at 4:15 pmI’d love to go on a trip to Alberta with close and extended family.
Sunshine G says
08/25/2015 at 4:21 pmI’ve always wanted to zipline through the rainforests of Costa Rica!
Londia says
08/25/2015 at 4:48 pmI would like to go on a family cruise with my family.
Anna says
08/25/2015 at 5:09 pmI would like to go back to gymnastics.
Erin McSweeney says
08/25/2015 at 5:27 pmTake a train ride across Canada
BlessedTA says
08/25/2015 at 5:42 pmTravel
Lori Jackson says
08/25/2015 at 6:48 pmIf I had a chance I would go to meet my long lost sister. we recently found each other on facebook and we have been chatting. Would love to meet her.
Tricia Hope says
08/25/2015 at 7:01 pmI would like to do another houseboat trip with my kids as adults.Was the BEST vacation I EVER had,including Europe and the Tropics!
Jennifer P says
08/25/2015 at 7:05 pmI would travel with my family all over the world. We would experience new and exciting things together. We would learn and laugh together. All of our time would be quality time spent together.
Carole Dube says
08/25/2015 at 7:16 pmI would live in the same city as my mom and sister. I miss them living so far away. This video made me cry! It was so beautiful!
l p says
08/25/2015 at 9:09 pmvisit Nepal. thanks
Crystal Porter says
08/25/2015 at 9:11 pmI really want to go to Italy and I would love to take the kids to Disney world.
Jackie M says
08/25/2015 at 9:39 pmIf I had the opportunity – I would take a nice relaxing trip with the family 🙂
heidi c. says
08/25/2015 at 9:59 pmI would love to take a cruise with my hubby.
em says
08/25/2015 at 10:37 pmwe’d go snorkeling
andrea amy says
08/25/2015 at 11:01 pmI would love to take my kids to Victoria to see my Mom. My youngest 3 have only met her once (and that was almost 3 years ago)
Amy C says
08/25/2015 at 11:45 pmI would take my kids to Disneyland
Sherry K says
08/26/2015 at 6:49 amI would love to go with my son to see the giant Galapagos Tortoises.
Melinda L. says
08/26/2015 at 7:11 amA family trip to Japan
Emily C says
08/26/2015 at 7:55 amI would go parachuting!
Mel says
08/26/2015 at 7:55 amI would love to go on an Alaskan cruise.
lori b says
08/26/2015 at 9:15 amactually take a non working family holiday
Michelle says
08/26/2015 at 9:24 amsleep late? and visit PEI
Andrea says
08/26/2015 at 12:04 pmI would go on a vacation to Disney with my family!
LauraD says
08/26/2015 at 12:05 pmTake a year off to travel
Tracy S says
08/26/2015 at 12:07 pmVisiting the Atlantic provinces
Jolie says
08/26/2015 at 12:08 pmWould love to go on a safari in Africa.
Travelbuds says
08/26/2015 at 12:55 pmI used to work on a Tall Ship and I would love to take my kids so they could experience what it’s like to actually sail on a tall ship
Victoria Ess says
08/26/2015 at 1:25 pmI’d like to roadtrip to California.
joy says
08/26/2015 at 1:56 pmcross the country on a train, seeing everything from the Rockies, all the way to Newfoundland!
Susan T. says
08/26/2015 at 2:09 pmI’d like to take my family to Hawaii. It’s where my grandparents went on their honeymoon and I’d love to take her back there.
Susan T. says
08/26/2015 at 2:10 pm“her” being my grandmother. Lol!
Gillian Morgan says
08/26/2015 at 2:52 pmWe have always wanted to go to the Halloween party at Disney.
Maria says
08/26/2015 at 3:29 pmWe would do beach vacation !
C McLaren says
08/26/2015 at 3:38 pmA family hike to Dunder Rock has been on my bucket list for several years, but we just don’t manage to find the time to get it done. Hopefully we’ll get there before hunting season starts.
Melissa Finn says
08/26/2015 at 3:51 pmWe would go to Disney World!
Heather S says
08/26/2015 at 4:58 pmI’d like to get professional photos taken with my mom and sisters.
Rebby says
08/26/2015 at 5:18 pmI would take a road trip through the USA!
zahra p says
08/26/2015 at 6:17 pmWe would learn to play a sport (or climb/ski) together. We love activities and tend to plan time away for vacations but not necessarily time to do things together in the city that we live in.
ann w says
08/26/2015 at 8:08 pmWe would go on a train trip across Canada
leanne says
08/26/2015 at 8:53 pmI would take my family to Hawii
Tricia Cooper says
08/26/2015 at 8:53 pmI would take my daughter and do the EdgeWalk at the CN Tower in Toronto!
June M says
08/26/2015 at 8:54 pmMy goal is to travel across Canada via rail. It would be an amazing learning experience
Eva Mitton-Urban says
08/26/2015 at 10:19 pmFar fetched as it may seem – fly to Switzerland with my 11 year old son Evan and visit a Lindt chocolate factory. Watch/Learn/Sample masterpieces of chocolate – indulge – then return and implement the treadmill regiment again.
Eva Mitton-Urban
Kristine Ewald says
08/26/2015 at 11:55 pmWould love to go on a long holiday anywhere together. As long as it doesn’t cost very much
laura grouchy says
08/27/2015 at 1:08 amI’d love to check out Nova Scotia, I hear it’s beautiful!!
Also ty for the chance at the giveaway, perfect for back to school!
Kris L says
08/27/2015 at 3:23 amLove to do a roadtrip to Alaska!
Julie Bolduc says
08/27/2015 at 8:29 amMy kids have been wanting to go on another cruise
angela m says
08/27/2015 at 9:27 amWe would love to take a family vacation to Disneyworld
Elizabeth H says
08/27/2015 at 10:41 amI would love to go to Disney World with my family! What a dream come true that would be!
Lee-Ann S says
08/27/2015 at 2:14 pmVisit Newfoundland and Labrador!
Dreena says
08/27/2015 at 4:34 pmWe’d travel to Egypt together. A dream to go.
Cheers.
Bo Simms says
08/27/2015 at 5:11 pmSomething that I always wanted to do was travel to Ireland. I hope one day to be able to do this and take my parent’s and kids there, on a family vacation.
Jeanette Jackson says
08/27/2015 at 7:33 pmI would like to take my family to Denmark to see where their ancestors are from.
Phyllis W. says
08/27/2015 at 7:40 pmI would love to go to Scotland and England to explore my heritage.
jay nelson says
08/27/2015 at 7:58 pmWe have always wanted to take the kids to the tropics so that they know the smell of salty tropical air.
Angela Mitchell says
08/28/2015 at 12:13 amI’ve always wanted to travel across Canada by train.
Jennifer P. says
08/28/2015 at 12:57 amOn a big scale we would go to Disney World – somewhere none of us have been before and where we would all love to go (we are saving up and planning to go in 5 years). On a small scale we would go on a family bike ride. My husband is an avid cyclist, and our eldest is awesome on her bike too, but I can barely ride. I would love to practice enough to feel confident enough to go on a ride with them, and with our little bubba in tow (bike trailer style, as she is too young to ride for a few more years now!). I just need to get my confidence up, and make the time to do so/practice.
Treen Goodwin says
08/28/2015 at 6:58 amI would go to PEI , been wanting to go for a while now , want to see the red mud and eat fresh seafood and visit the Ann Of Green Gables Museum 🙂
SweetPanda says
08/28/2015 at 10:25 amI want to go to Easter Island with my kids
Tara Gauthier says
08/28/2015 at 3:04 pmI watched this recently and loved it! With our kids being 13 and 6 it is tough at times to find things that can connect them together, their interests are obviously very different. It is also rare that they each get individual time with just their parents. So recently when our daughter went on her first sleepover we made sure to make it a fun time for her brother. Took him out to dinner and then we went and watched a movie with him at the theater. One that started at 10pm at night, the kind that we normally would not go to with his sister in tow. We did the same sort of thing for her when her brother was off on his own sleepover this summer too.
josephine evans says
08/28/2015 at 3:51 pmTake a trip to Disney. On our bucket list!
Dayna Wilson says
08/28/2015 at 5:26 pmI’d love to go on safari in Africa.
Pam R says
08/28/2015 at 7:33 pmI would love to go on a safari in Africa with my family.
Shelley N says
08/28/2015 at 7:43 pmIf I had the chance I would learn to fly a glider.
Elena says
08/28/2015 at 8:45 pmWe would travel to Europe, but that’s going to take a lot more saving up!
Steph Bkn says
08/29/2015 at 6:06 amWe would Love to go to disney world and take a family vacation thats magical 🙂
Sarah Stickney says
08/29/2015 at 8:09 ami’d like to visit a castle
Linda says
08/29/2015 at 9:28 amI would love to take the family to visit their extended family overseas.
Cobi says
08/29/2015 at 12:24 pmi try my hardest to be right by my kids side during all their sport, infact the 3 of us do Judo together so that it can be a memory for us when they are older!
Lindsay O says
08/29/2015 at 4:06 pmWe’ve always wanted to swim with dolphins. Bucket list for sure.
mongupp says
08/29/2015 at 4:51 pmI would like to take my family to New York City.
Michelle Leone says
08/29/2015 at 6:36 pmWe would take the kids around the world!
Donnas says
08/29/2015 at 10:10 pmI’d take a course in gourmet cooking.
Julie F says
08/30/2015 at 2:46 pmI would love to take the family to Disney World!
Amie says
08/30/2015 at 4:46 pmI would go to Hawaii and go whale watching !
William Deaffie says
08/30/2015 at 6:51 pmI have always wanted to go on a hot air balloon ride over the city!
Amber Y says
08/30/2015 at 7:03 pmI’d love to take a cross canada trip and make a few stops in every province!! It’s something I’ve always wanted to do!
Debbie F says
08/30/2015 at 8:27 pmI would travel to Newfoundland where my husband is from. It would be great to see his family again.
M says
08/30/2015 at 8:29 pmGo to iceland to see the northern lights
michelle says
08/30/2015 at 9:27 pmI would love to take my son to Portugal to see where his family came from and visit the family we still over seas.
Josie Tusa says
08/30/2015 at 9:31 pmI would love to travel to Australia with my husband
Cady says
08/30/2015 at 9:39 pmI would love to take our children to Disney World. I hear it’s the most magical place on earth!
Barb W says
08/30/2015 at 11:29 pmJet ski!
Mandy says
08/31/2015 at 2:37 amIf I had a chance, I would take my daughter to Hong Kong to see her great-grandma.
Carol Denny says
08/31/2015 at 5:18 amI would take my whole family on a trip.
david s says
08/31/2015 at 6:11 amTravel to Europe
Lisa McLain says
08/31/2015 at 6:57 amI’ve always dreamed of going to Australia !
naiddia p says
08/31/2015 at 7:10 amI would love to take my family to Hawaii.
Victoria E says
08/31/2015 at 7:25 amI would spend a month or more in Australia with my family 🙂
natalie says
08/31/2015 at 9:46 amNicest prize I have seen in awhile… food and gift card!! HELLO
Karine says
08/31/2015 at 10:46 amI would definitely choose to go to Disneyland!
Judy Bradley says
08/31/2015 at 10:55 amI would like to have all my children together – like in a lodge in TN as it is most centrally located. We have not all been together for 12 yrs. Most were together in Dec for the funeral of my only daughter, but one son could not come. I have 8 sons left.
Melanie B says
08/31/2015 at 1:12 pmI would love to take my kids to BC
Brenda Lacourciere says
08/31/2015 at 3:32 pmI would go to Paris and drink wine in the afternoon at a café.
veRONIca says
08/31/2015 at 6:01 pmWe are all dying to travel to Australia together, so we’d probably do that 🙂
Carla Barth says
08/31/2015 at 7:35 pmRoad trip across Canada – and taking the time to enjoy the places along the way!
Bernice says
08/31/2015 at 10:31 pmI would love to go on a family trip in a RV , just driving around ,camping out in Canada , seeing everything , it would be so awesome
Nancy J Montgomery says
08/31/2015 at 11:13 pmI’d like to try parachuting.
Linda D. says
09/01/2015 at 6:31 amWow! I dream of taking my grandchildren and their parents on a Disney cruise. It’s only a dream, but…
Mary Boudreau says
09/01/2015 at 7:58 amTake a trip to Italy
Marlene J says
09/01/2015 at 8:24 amTravel to Japan for 6 months
Kelly Duran says
09/01/2015 at 11:16 amI would love to take my girls to Europe and experience history with them. There is nothing like watching something through the eyes of your children.
J says
09/01/2015 at 1:21 pmWe’d take a long vacation to see a lot of things and places.
Theresa Black says
09/01/2015 at 4:01 pmI would love to go Sky diving with my kids 🙂 Thanks for the chance at this great contest.
Joanne Saunders says
09/01/2015 at 4:44 pmIf I had the chance all I would really want to do is go whale watching. First on the East coast of Canada, then on the West Coast.
loucheryl says
09/01/2015 at 8:53 pmI would go on a Disney Cruise with my boys. 🙂
MOHAMMAD ANJUM says
09/02/2015 at 12:17 pmto Disney World
Debbie says
09/02/2015 at 5:59 pmI would go to Disneyland
Brenda Witherspoon-Bedard says
09/02/2015 at 7:24 pmWe would love to do a road trip across canada
Pat Drouillard says
09/02/2015 at 8:44 pmI would love to bring my family to Disneyland
Valerie Mallette says
09/02/2015 at 9:44 pmIf I had a chance I would go on a road trip to PEI.
Heidi Watts says
09/03/2015 at 7:17 amWe would go check out Canada’s east coast then go check out the west coast. And all the places in between.
Alex says
09/03/2015 at 8:40 pmDefinitely fall camping in Algonquin.
Jenn C says
09/04/2015 at 2:58 amA Trip to Paris to explore & Experience Great food & Culture.
Andrea C says
09/04/2015 at 4:53 amgo together to a warm beach somewhere tropical, we have never all been to the beach at the same time
Angie Andrews says
09/04/2015 at 3:27 pmWe would love to go to Disney World
KC says
09/04/2015 at 6:13 pmI would go into space!
Bethany Gallinger says
09/04/2015 at 11:47 pmI would like to visit the Amazon with my family.
Heidi Pawluk says
09/05/2015 at 12:15 amLove to do the small town festivals & show the kids that there is actually a lot to see & do in one’s own province. Tons of great entertainment & food to be enjoyed by all
Brenda says
09/05/2015 at 11:21 amIt is our dream to go to Europe as a family to experience the culture there!
Susan Spidle says
09/05/2015 at 6:15 pmWould like to take my family to visit my daughter in England.
Doris H says
09/05/2015 at 7:27 pmWould love to take a road trip across Canada with the family.
michelle matta says
09/05/2015 at 9:02 pmi really want the opportunity to swim with dolphins. or go on a cruise with my whole family.
Maria McLachlan says
09/05/2015 at 9:09 pmWe are dreaming of a big trip to Disney World. I’ve never been either and would love to experience with my husband and the boys for sure!
Terri Baker says
09/06/2015 at 9:06 amI would love to have a behind the scenes tour of the Royal Ontario Museum. It would be an amazing experience.
Meg says
09/06/2015 at 3:41 pmI would love to take my kids to Ireland to see the land of their ancestors.
Diana says
09/06/2015 at 9:57 pmA trip on the Rocky Mountaineer would be a great adventure!
Elaine Buonsante says
09/06/2015 at 10:37 pmIf I had the chance I would take a cross Canada trip and especially concentrate on eastern Canada and the Maritimes.
Anushya Gomes says
09/06/2015 at 11:54 pmWe would love to travel to Thailand or Bali or Hawaii ?
Sandy says
09/07/2015 at 12:46 amIf we had a chance, we would go to Disney World.
stacey h says
09/07/2015 at 5:30 ammy uncle moved to New Zealand 20 yrs ago – i would love to take the family and meet my cousins for the first time.
Karen C Hill says
09/07/2015 at 9:14 amMy son wants to see the pyramids and I want to visit Australia & Hawaii…so I think we’d love to travel the world if we had the chance 🙂
Bailey Dexter says
09/07/2015 at 10:56 amI would love to take my family with the grandkids to Hawaii! There is so much culture there!
June Murphy says
09/07/2015 at 12:11 pmI would go to Hawaii with my family. My grandma went there years ago and loved it
Allie f says
09/07/2015 at 1:34 pmId travel to Japan with a good friend!
Jo B says
09/07/2015 at 2:27 pmTravel from one side of Canada to the other on a train.
Angela says
09/07/2015 at 2:47 pmIf we had the chance, I’d take the kids on a family vacation.
Lori L. says
09/07/2015 at 7:21 pmI’d love to rent a cabin on the lake and take my family on a week-long trip to relax & rejuvenate. Thanks for the chance to win!
Elissa R says
09/08/2015 at 1:08 amI would take my family to Disney 🙂
Angela Massis says
09/08/2015 at 6:09 amTake a trip to Europe and visit Italy and Greece with my family.
Elva Roberts says
09/08/2015 at 2:16 pmI’d like to visit my siblings in Ontario, as they are not well.This would be a wonderful gift for us.
Rachel says
09/08/2015 at 3:03 pmWould love to a catamaran/snorkelling trip in Fiji
Ashleigh Swerdfeger says
09/08/2015 at 3:28 pmI would love to take my family to Disneyland! 🙂
Tricia Hope says
09/08/2015 at 4:07 pmCamping is the best for memory making.
lynne m says
09/08/2015 at 5:19 pmWe’d go to Disney in Orlando, Florida
EsterG says
09/09/2015 at 8:59 amtake the whole family on an African Safari
Monica L says
09/09/2015 at 1:12 pmI would take the family white water rafting 🙂
Erin W says
09/09/2015 at 10:12 pmOur family would go to the East Coast and drive around! It’s always been our dream!
Huguette E. says
09/10/2015 at 1:01 pmWe’d love to go zip-lining.
Jo-Ann says
09/10/2015 at 5:53 pmHi,
What a powerful video and real tear jerker. Thanks for sharing it with us. It made me sit down and think about how every day has shaped me and made me wonder how I can be a better parent. Here are a few of my thoughts.
If I Could Raise My Child Again, I’d . . .
Build self-confidence first, and the house later.
Take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.
Do less correcting and more connecting.
Finger paint more, and point fingers less.
Hug harder and laugh longer.
Be firm less often, and affirm much more.
Take more hikes and fly more kites.
Run through the fields and gaze at the stars.
Stop dreaming of tomorrow and dream of today.
Sara Lima says
09/10/2015 at 8:51 pmI’d go to Portugal with my fiance; see all the beautiful scenery, the history, eat food, drink wine. Amazing <3
Vivian D. says
09/12/2015 at 4:44 pmI’d like to travel across Canada in a motor home.
Cheryl Grandy says
09/12/2015 at 4:55 pmI’d like to take my husband and children to to a Family Reunion so they can get to know relatives.
Joseph O'Rourke says
09/13/2015 at 11:43 amTravelalways is more fun together
Doreen Lamoureux says
09/13/2015 at 5:10 pmI want to experience hanging out in a rainforest.
thomasdalbec says
09/13/2015 at 8:11 pmIf i had a chance, I would go back to school to learn to teach and give back knowledge
Debbie Petch says
09/13/2015 at 8:51 pmWould love to visit our relatives in Nova Scotia.
Jasen H says
09/14/2015 at 5:08 amIf I had the chance I’d like to travel around the world.
JenniT says
09/14/2015 at 8:10 amSo many travel dreams – perhaps a road trip around North America 🙂
Nicole says
09/14/2015 at 10:33 amWould love to explore Galapagos as a family – big dream for us!
Luisa says
09/14/2015 at 11:02 amI would love to bring my princess to Disneyland and act like a kid with her!
Elaine L says
09/14/2015 at 11:32 amI would love to take a trip to Europe with the family.
JD says
09/14/2015 at 12:23 pmMontreal is always my fav roadtrip
Wanda Bergman says
09/14/2015 at 12:42 pmI would go ziplining.
Katrina says
09/14/2015 at 3:35 pmI would take everyone to England to see where their ancestors came from 🙂
Kelly young says
09/14/2015 at 5:08 pmI would love to take my daughter on a real vacation being that she is sick with kidney disease and myself with cancer we have never been able to,
Katie says
09/14/2015 at 6:46 pmWe would go to Disney and camp all along the way 🙂
Lindsay T says
09/14/2015 at 7:24 pmIf I had a chance I’d take my kids to the resort in Cuba where my husband & I were married. It’d be great to go back and show the girls where we were married, and I think they’d love Cuba!