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| Thu, 02-22-2007 - 7:54pm |
OK this is just a general Mom vent. After staying home with my toddler for the last 10 days (4 of which we were pretty much housebound since he's been sick) I don't know how all the SAHM's do it! Congrats to you all, you have my upmost appreciation because I seriously don't know if I could do it. This house looks like a bomb went off and I am no longer able to creatively keep my 2 1/2 yr. old DS occupied. Tents, playdough, painting, dancing, you name it he's sick of mommy. Ah well, thank God for the Elmo & the Wiggles and since my boyfriend pissed me off last night Greg, Anthony, Jeff & Murray are looking pretty good.
Lucky for me there's nap time and just to make another comment I had the chance to watch the movie Marie Antoinette and I was thinking .....there's the first documented case of retail therapy. That woman had so much crap to put up with in her life if nobody every capped off my finances I'd probably have done the same, and here I thought I married into a messed up family!
~ Sarah

You are funny! Although I know what you just went through was NOT funny. I do remember the days of SAHM and toddlerhood with my son. I don't know how I survived except I never stayed at home - we went out every day to the park, library, music class, play groups, etc.
And yes, the house always looked like a bomb went off.
But that bomb effect means you are a good mommy - playing all that stuff!
I love, love, LOVE my children. However, if I was stuck at home with them for ten days, four days, maybe even 3 days, I would be certifiable.
Last week we had a storm Wednesday and thursday, and on Monday both of my kids were sick. That meant three days including the weekend, one normal day of adult conversation, and then two more days home with my kids. That teaser Tuesday made it all worse.
Not being able to go to work was not good for me- especially since my kids have outgrown the Wiggles, and Elmo never held any appeal for them. However, I can now recite fully the entire script of Shrek, and I know EXACTLY what happens when you put three green crayons and two blue ones into a dryer.
Hang in there, I can't imagine being a SAHM either. I do know now that I was taking my crabby coworkers for granted when I didn't get to see them moaning about their lives for a couple of days. At least when they whine, I'm getting paid to hear it!
Moody, humming "then I saw her face..."
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To make matters worse, I was also a WAHM - was launching my business - on the computer 4 days after birth and breastfeeding at the same time. Didn't have to work as much in the beginning as now. So it was a struggle sometimes when he was fussy and didn't want to nap - or he was sick and really needed me and I would need to get something done. Most days it was a case of not much got done.
BUT now, he is really fun - we took a trip to Switzerland this past summer and were together 24/7 for 12 days and never had a spat. Well, only one time when he didn't want to get up and I thought we were going to miss an express train!! LOL!!
He is 10 and much easier - he helps me shop - actually has a good eye to tell me what looks good on me! He goes to dinner and has great conversation - we both eat fast and like the same stuff. And he travels really well with me. PLUS now we are having fun working on all of his school projects - I think I like them more than him. We just finished studying one of the explorers and we created a diary of the explorer - used some of my graphic art skills. Now we are working on his speech/presentation.
So it really does get fun when you can share the same activities. I think the toddler years were by far the hardest for me so far. Harder than just a baby - because they get into everything, cannot communicate except to SCREAM or whine, cannot entertain themselves for very long, make a mess and don't really sit through a meal quietly. Food everywhere - I was like a human napkin at times.
Of course I still have the teen years ahead - but ignorance is bliss, right?
If I could do it all over again, I would have been a SAHM. It's got to be easier than what I'm doing now. I feel like I can't finish anything. I never completely finish my housework. Never completely finish my job. I struggle to keep up with my son's therapy and educational needs. I'm bobbing, barely keeping my head above the water line.
Ditch my boss. I'll take that deal.