Susan GrahamMommies need alone time too!
June 12th 2008 20:35
The life of a mother - not so bad, right? Most people think that we have all day and nothing to do! HA HA HA, I laugh out loud. Yes, that's right... I just watch TV all day, and talk on the phone to my friends. I have a whole bunch of fairy friends that come and do everything else for me. I have the cleaning fairy, the chef fairy, the taxi fairy, the shopping fairy, the plumber fairy, the landscaper fairy, the recreational fairy... I have TONS of fairies! That's how I get things done!
Yesterday I didn't even get to sit down until 10pm. I guess all the fairies called off sick. I looked over at my husband and told him "I need some me time". He doesn't get it. I am not sure he ever will. He says that he knows it is hard to be a stay at home parent, and when he is home alone with the kids for a couple hours I have to send him golfing when I come back - just so he can drop the attitude.
Why is it that we mothers rarely take our "me" time? And if we do it is going and getting our hair cut, or going shopping... when what we really need is a day at a beach or the spa without anyone talking to us and wanting to ask questions. We go the hairdresser and it is like playing the game 20 questions "So what have you been up to?" "How is Johnny feeling?" "Can you believe that Ms. Swartz is moving to third grade this year?"... I just feel like screaming "SHUT UP ALREADY!!!!" I get asked a zillion questions a day, someone's mouth is always moving in this house. Quiet. That is what mom's need - silence. Even as I am sitting here "playing" (that's what daughter says) on the computer, I have girls arguing over what channel to watch on the TV as I hear the thunder outside. I think for now that I will let them settle their own dispute - when I see some blood I will intervene.
I just try to remember that these years will go by too fast, even though right now it seems like the days creep by. One day I will miss this chaos and clutter... but until then - how about a little alone time? I wonder what I would have to do to get hubby to allow me a day off - completely off... that will be as likely as me winning the jackpot Saturday night... but a girl can dream, can't she?
I have always thought that it would be a great idea for all the mothers in the world to ban together and go on strike - just for a day. The whole world would come to a streaking halt! It would at least be humorous, wouldn't it? Well, since that dream will never be a reality, I'll just leave you with a thought - take a little "me" time whenever you can get it, and your children will reap the rewards. You will come home with a little more patience and a better attitude. Let's face it - the job of being a mother isn't easy - if it were men would be doing it!
The Cleaning Fairy
This was just after an hour with the kids!
Why is it that we mothers rarely take our "me" time? And if we do it is going and getting our hair cut, or going shopping... when what we really need is a day at a beach or the spa without anyone talking to us and wanting to ask questions. We go the hairdresser and it is like playing the game 20 questions "So what have you been up to?" "How is Johnny feeling?" "Can you believe that Ms. Swartz is moving to third grade this year?"... I just feel like screaming "SHUT UP ALREADY!!!!" I get asked a zillion questions a day, someone's mouth is always moving in this house. Quiet. That is what mom's need - silence. Even as I am sitting here "playing" (that's what daughter says) on the computer, I have girls arguing over what channel to watch on the TV as I hear the thunder outside. I think for now that I will let them settle their own dispute - when I see some blood I will intervene.
Do I intervene yet? Nah.
I just try to remember that these years will go by too fast, even though right now it seems like the days creep by. One day I will miss this chaos and clutter... but until then - how about a little alone time? I wonder what I would have to do to get hubby to allow me a day off - completely off... that will be as likely as me winning the jackpot Saturday night... but a girl can dream, can't she?
WE WON!
I have always thought that it would be a great idea for all the mothers in the world to ban together and go on strike - just for a day. The whole world would come to a streaking halt! It would at least be humorous, wouldn't it? Well, since that dream will never be a reality, I'll just leave you with a thought - take a little "me" time whenever you can get it, and your children will reap the rewards. You will come home with a little more patience and a better attitude. Let's face it - the job of being a mother isn't easy - if it were men would be doing it!
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