“My kids bore me” – Bad Mom Confession
“My kids bore me” – Bad Mom Confession
Dec 20This week, a mom confesses a tough truth.
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Harriet writes:
I spend way too much time online and not enough with my girls. The reason is very sad. They bore me! Being a SAHM is not all what it is cut out to be. You just don’t get that one-on-one time with a grown up. I love my girls to death and they always come first, but I would go crazy if I did not have the mommas on here to talk to!
Dear Harriet,
well done for saying it like it is! It is a fact of life that kids are boring. They are also exhausting, stinky, infuriating, sickening and hella expensive. Yet parents are forbidden from ever admitting to any of those things unless they want to be forced to wear a scarlet B (for Bad Parent) and parade their shame in front of the world.
I say this shaming ends here.
We LOVE our kids, we do. I am sure that you, just like me, would willingly give both kidneys and both lungs if your kid needed them – they already own our hearts anyway, so what’s another vital organ or three?
But – and this is the thing many don’t understand – we did not have kids to be entertained. We did not have kids to relax, or for profit, or because their diapers smell so nice. We had them because we wanted them and we had them KNOWING they’d be boring, exhausting, stinky, infuriating, sickening and expensive. And we love them anyway.
And since we love them, and we serve them hand and foot, and we belong to them in heart and soul and wallet, we are bloody entitled to say every once in a while that they are boring, exhausting, stinky, infuriating, sickening or expensive.
So rip that B off your coat and lift your head high. It is your right as a parent to call it like it is.
You are forgiven.
M
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Just beautiful. You’ve put it so well. The gag order needs to be repealed. (One of my “most popular” posts is the one wherein I admit I was on the fence about procreating.)
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ofthesea Reply:
January 7th, 2011 at 9:12 pm
I’m proud of that sucker!
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This dear god!
My daughter is adorable and some days can keep me going for a good 30 minutes without boredom. Then I get bored and watch more super old episode of the X-files (because I’m nerdy like that)
I used to work in the young infant room of a daycare with 4 babies ranging in age from 6weeks to 6months. With 4 of them I got bored and often found myself counting ceiling blocks. 1 child has got nothing on me
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Izzy.0 Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 4:35 pm
Also yes there are ugly babies. No mother will admit it out loud and no person will say it to her face but they are out there. Just look hard for them under the super cute trendy clothes, the adorable animal hats, and the bibs that have super funny sayings
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ofthesea Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 5:45 pm
Oh, I couldn’t agree more, and every time I look at someone’s ugly baby I shudder to think what it would be like if mine were not as perfectly beauteous… wait, what?
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ofthesea Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 5:46 pm
Bored looking after 4 kids? What’s your secret??
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Izzy.0 Reply:
December 27th, 2010 at 6:23 pm
I’m not sure but more than once a day in between the diaper changes and bottles I found us all laying on the floor looking at the ceiling.
I LIVED for the toddler rooms, the chaos was refreshing.
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Best. Post. Ever.
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ofthesea Reply:
December 23rd, 2010 at 8:17 pm
Thank you. I am especially proud of it myself!
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OH GOD YES!!!! I hate to admit it but it is so true— my baby is totally boring. I mean she is adorable and totally entertaining for about ten minutes (make that five minutes) but then engaging her just flat out WORK.
I do love her though:)
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ofthesea Reply:
December 23rd, 2010 at 8:30 pm
Thank goodness they’re cute. Can you imagine if we had ugly kids?
PS: Does ANYONE have ugly kids, come to think of it?
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My Best Friend? My “I’d Marry Him If I Could Guy?”
Spongebob.
On ALL DAY!!!!!!!
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ofthesea Reply:
December 23rd, 2010 at 8:30 pm
We have composed a special alternate version of the theme song with C’s nickname in it. Yay!
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Hahahahahahaha! Ok, this was really funny. I don’t know that I really have time to be bored with my kids, but I can understand this a bit. Especially during the winter months when I think of all of the months ahead and have no idea what we are going to do during them.
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ofthesea Reply:
December 23rd, 2010 at 8:31 pm
Oh dear, you have TWINS? You are a hero and an idol, and I have no idea how you do it. *bowing to your greatness*
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mommyshorts Reply:
December 20th, 2010 at 10:02 pm
@Mofthesea Ack! I just posted twice by accident. Please delete the one that spells “boring” wrong. TY.
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All I can say is I crave work. I swear the first job I can get that is worth it is so mine!
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ofthesea Reply:
December 23rd, 2010 at 8:32 pm
Do it! Do it! ..as long as it leaves you time to come visit my blog, of course!
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Bente Reply:
February 5th, 2012 at 2:15 pm
Not if I beat you to it!
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Ha! You’re so not alone! I’m one of those god-awful parents that gave birth with the intention of *gasp* EVENTUALLY SHOOING THEM OUT OF THE HOUSE!!! I actually teach them to be independent – which includes making them entertain themselves. I know, how cruel of me, eh? ;-)
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ofthesea Reply:
December 23rd, 2010 at 8:35 pm
Counting down to 18 too? ;)
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Thank goodness, someone else who feels like me. I can only “play” for so long with 18 month Bear before the same puzzle bores me. Problem is he would rather be on my lap, banging out “his” letter to you ladies than playing on his own LOL.
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ofthesea Reply:
December 20th, 2010 at 7:48 am
I often stare in wonder at those people who can come up with game after game to entertain C. I just put wellies on him and shoo him outdoors!
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