Kids need their space. They want to be free to do what they want. They know where they want to be. Even if it is with you, right next to you. Having them right next to me is good sometimes. When I am working, not so much. When we are watching a movie together, that is awesome.
There will be a time when they won’t be so close. I try to remember that it won’t be forever. I might as well, take it in. Soak in all the cuddles. I want them to remember me as a warm loving person. I don’t want them to think of me as the grouch who got upset at them because they would not let me finish something.
I know it is best to take the time to be close to them. I should not view it as an imposition, but as meeting a need. I don’t mind being crowded in our house. I learned to relish it.