It's my understanding that, once a person has kids, you don't always get to do what you want with your weekend.
I know. I know. I said I was probably being a Bad Mommy. But I'm good at other aspects of motherhood, I really am. I'm patient. I'm affectionate. I explain things well and I try to make the reading of bedtime stories into an art form. I just suck at the enforced sociability with other parents aspect of it, and also at knowing and doing what's expected for pageants and parties and things, and holidays keep creeping up on me like this.
And...it's just too much in one weekend. I could deal with all this stuff if it was spread out so I only had to deal with strangers and my own social awkwardness once or twice per weekend, but I feel like I'll barely ever be home for this one. I'm just So. Damn. Tired. I'm trying so hard to keep everything together and it feels like everything is coming apart at the seams and I just want a little time to REST.
I am eating lemon tart for Pi Day.
Susan, FWIW, you won't seem like an bad, uninvolved mom if you don't go to the brunch and Easter egg hunt. If your DH has volunteered to take her himself, let them go and don't worry about what other people think. You have other things you can get done while they go and enjoy themselves.
Christopher and I trade on stuff like this all the time. It's why tag-team parenting is often less stressful.
Liv is eating a whole apple and has decided to share by biting off small bits and giving them to me. Part gross, part adorable. Totally kid.
HAHAHAHAHA - data recovery quote from the place I emailed - $1295.00 HAHAHAHAHAHA
WTF? Is that a competitive rate?
I am hoping not.
The main reason I am ever up for trying to meet other parents is for playdates. Playdates = occupied kid or alone time. None of my friends have kids mac's age.
Can I waste the rest of the day looking at lolcats?
Yes. I'm sure this is true, because we're spending the rest of the day looking at crazy youtube videos and shooting nerf darts at each other.
Ah, advertising, how I've missed you!
IOWorkN: Actual part of an announcement email sent at work "While we know we have a few experienced drinkers around here" and to that, I raise my pineapple rum.
Actual part of an announcement email sent at work "While we know we have a few experienced drinkers around here" and to that, I raise my pineapple rum.
I raise my whiskey in salute.
As soon as I can figure out when Jon and I can get there. We talked about it not too long ago.
\\o/!!! Tell him he can ride my motorcycle, as long as he promises to be CAREFUL.
Seriously, IL has all the weird-ass town names. Or at least weird pronunciations. (signed, still boggled at San JOES. And AY-thens. And KAY-ro.)
Don't forget Mar-SAILS (for Marseilles). And of course, there's the street name mangling (Goethe isn't "GER-ta", it's "GO-thee").
It's my understanding that, once a person has kids, you don't always get to do what you want with your weekend.
Not always, but when there is nice weather you can always have them go outside and play. It's not too bad. Then there is time to do adult weekend stuff, like cleaning, or laundry, or mopping, or.... Maybe I'll take the kids out to do something this weekend.
Two of my favorite Missouri town names are Peculiar and Tightwad.
Actual part of an announcement email sent at work "While we know we have a few experienced drinkers around here" and to that, I raise my pineapple rum.
I raise my beer. The beer I have IN MY HAND AT MY DESK RIGHT NOW. For the second Friday in a row.
