at least i’m honest.
here’s the issue(s):
my kids must have a plan to over-throw me and my make-believe authority over them. probably.
crazy kids exhausted by mid-week, first week back to school after break. probably.
kids so in-tune with mom’s hormones and bad mood that i’m literally pushing all of us right of the edge of sanity. yep, that’s it!
ultimately, it’s always the parent’s fault.
here’s the thing that pushed me over. like i mentioned, this is the first week back to school after christmas break. in an effort to begin all fresh and ready, i washed all the kids jackets, backpacks and tennis shoes. i guess that was a futile and entirely stupid move... because when i picked my oldest son up from school today he was soaking wet, from head to toe, and covered—seriously, COVERED— in mud. mud in the shoes, mud in the backpack, mud up his pants... i didn’t even want to give him a ride home in the car. i nearly made him walk. can’t you just see me? driving along side my son, at two miles per hour, as he walks along the sidewalk. all the while, the other two boys shouting at him through the open window. almost happened.
so i made him sit in the laundry room and watch the washing machine during his very long time-out. he emerged with a note that said “i love you mommy”. i think it was my remark that i was trading him in (kidding!), that actually got that reaction. see? they do listen sometimes!
i could have been more patient today. more tactful. more forgiving. less hormonal.
i’ll try again tomorrow because, chances are, i’ll still be hormonal. Lord, help me.
anyhow, i thought i’d post a photo today of something i do with my kids that makes me feel great, like a great mom. maybe it’s an effort to remind myself that i do have good days with my boys. that it’s not all mud and back-talk. christmas break was full of the things i love. quiet, lovely, cozy days with just my family. maybe we all just need some time to get back in the swing of being crazy again.
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