Reason #31 – Parenting is not a popularity contest, right?
Reason #31 – Parenting is not a popularity contest, right?
Jul 10My boy is an angel, but even so we have occasional single-mom days when the going gets really really tough. Having to fly 20 hours with 2 connections while C has diarrhea and flaming diaper rash suddenly pops to mind.
On days like these I get so overwhelmed that I go into “survival mode”, and I get so focused on keeping C happy healthy alive that I am absolutely no fun to be around. I become a nose-wiping, diaper-changing, toy-removing, freedom-denying ogress.
But hey, I get the job done. He lives!
He lives to look at me like this.
Sometimes, on really really tough days, my boy (my angel!) looks at me as if I’m the most horrible, annoying, hateful person alive.
And the worst part is that sometimes, for a few instants, it is almost mutual.
I’ll go to the doghouse now. And stay there a long long time.
I am very familiar with single mommy mode! It’s tough because I’m so busy being efficient and taking care of everything that I don’t have time to sit back and enjoy my son as much as I should. But taking care of a 2 year old by myself is difficult, and stressful, and tiring! My son and I have exchanged many of these same looks too!
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ofthesea Reply:
December 2nd, 2010 at 5:53 pm
I SO understand you. *hugs*
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oh that picture makes me HAPPY!!!!
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ofthesea Reply:
November 21st, 2010 at 7:20 pm
It means I’m doing a good job, right? RIGHT?
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Ah! the other day my mom says to me “you need to smile at your son more, you’re always frowning at him, he’s going to think you are eternally disappointed in him!” FYI – my son is 10 months old and since she made this comment, I have counted how many times I SMILE at him a day – at one point I was up to at least 30, so of course I told my dear mother she was full of crap. But I hear ya on the survival mode – long, three day weekends feel that way for me!
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ofthesea Reply:
July 14th, 2010 at 12:51 pm
I hear you. Yesterday mine started with “All that poor boy hears is ‘no’, you should try to say ‘yes’ to him sometimes.” All this while I’m taking a knife off his hands, making him spit the lighter fluid he just swallowed and getting him down from the chandelier. You know how it is! XD
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Mari, este ha sido por mucho el mejor de todos! Como me he reido! Esta genial y amo esa cara de C!!!!! A mi tambien me la hacen… pero multiplicada por 3!!!!
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ofthesea Reply:
July 13th, 2010 at 10:10 am
Por partida triple!! Como haces para no sentarte a llorar?
…supongo que te reis igual que yo. Que nos queda? :D
Cuando nos vemos con o sin gentecillas?
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Just think how much worse it will get when they can actually TELL US this. *shudder*
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Hey babe
We all know that look – and that feeling!!
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ofthesea Reply:
July 11th, 2010 at 3:44 pm
Z! Fantastico que estes aca de vuelta! :)
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