As a mom friend once said to me when she had her "I quit" moment - I no longer accept this position.
I lasted 4 years as a mom and now I'm done.
Where do I turn in my badge?
I really hate vague writing, but in this case, I'm gonna keep it vague because to list every instance in which I wanted to tear my hair out and strangle little people would be (a) super self-abusive cuz I'd have to relive it all through my writing and (b) super time-consuming because there were maybe 68 instances today alone.
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| The only really scary thing about Halloween: how close mommy is to losing her sh*t. |
Let's just sum it up like this:
--lots of whining and fussing. LOTSSSSSSS. Especially in the car when I can't do a darn thing about it. (Although, in fairness to Noah, he makes a good point when he screams, "STOOOOP CAR! OOOOOUT!!!!! BUCKLE!!!! (translation: undo my seat-belt buckle)")
--lots of clinging on to me. As in, NEVER NOT CLINGING ON TO ME.
--my own struggles with insomnia for the last 3-4 weeks. you know it's a bad day when you have to chug 3 cups of coffee just to have the feeble strength to lift your eyelids up all the way.
--shortest naps ever. Noah napped for 30 min yesterday and 20 min today. UGGGGHHHH.
--Noah's sudden and inexplicable aversion to baths. Seriously, why are you doing this to me oh toddler who used to LOVE baths?!
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| His cuteness is exactly inversely proportional to his annoyingness - well played God. |
So today at 2:30 pm, after Noah woke up from his very offensive 20 minute nap, I snapped. Inside. In my head. I threw up my existential hands and told myself, "I quit. I no longer accept this position."
And then I carried on bathing and moisturizing and dressing and cooking for fussy, whiny kids as usual.
Because. Mom.
2 comments:
So sorry you had a rough day. I had a rough day too and I definitely reached that "I quit" stage. Except, unlike you, who graciously continued on with her mommy tasks, I put on a movie, gave the kids popcorn (even though Ryan had both refused lunch AND dinner) and collapsed on the couch curled up in the fetal position where I ignored every single whine and name-calling incident.
You are doing a great job and your kids are so lucky to have you. I hope tomorrow is much better!
Oh CP, I've done that exact same thing every single day this week. My resignation came at the end of a massively horrible week of ridiculous amounts of cartoon watching and lollipop and chips "meals."
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