It’s Saturday. The day before Sunday of the “other” week. Meaning, tomorrow Maddy comes home. Day 6 (along with day 1) is always the hardest. So close and yet 24 hours away. The quietness of the house has grown old around about day 3, and although my husband is a pretty funny guy, the laughter is always shorter during the “other” week.
Don’t get me wrong, things are not perfect the weeks that we have her. She is a stubborn, sass-talking, way too smart for her own good, almost four-year-old. Meaning, she’s a challenge. I like to think of it as her having personality. She definitely keeps us on our toes and makes us be creative in our parenting. I wouldn’t have it any other way, well maybe less stubbornness and sass-talking.
To all you other moms, don’t think for one second that I think that I’m above you. I definitely have the occasional, do you think I could have 5 minutes to myself moment and at times have even considered changing my name from “mom” to something crazy like “Amanda” just so I could get a break from the Stewie Griffin style, “mom, mom, ma, mommy, mama, MOM, MOMMY, MA!”
But what I can say is these moments come a lot less often for me than I think they would if she was here all of the time and certainly less than I remember my mom experiencing them (sorry, Mom, but it’s true…we drove you crazy!). I try to live each moment with her with the mindset that half of her life she isn’t with me. And so we have an open door policy at our house. This means, there’s no point in closing the bedroom door, the bathroom door, or any door cuz she’ll bust it open and barge right in because, “I just wanna be with you, Mom.” So she’ll brush my hair while I’m using the toilet, she’ll help me pick out my clothes when I’m getting dressed, and she always tells me when my makeup doesn’t look quite right, because she’s front and center while I’m doing that as well.
So while she’s always under foot, much like the damn dog. I relish having a shadow every other week, because it’s so lonely without one the other weeks. Not to mention, I never know what to wear, my hair is always a mess, and I have horrible makeup lines.
Don’t get me wrong, things are not perfect the weeks that we have her. She is a stubborn, sass-talking, way too smart for her own good, almost four-year-old. Meaning, she’s a challenge. I like to think of it as her having personality. She definitely keeps us on our toes and makes us be creative in our parenting. I wouldn’t have it any other way, well maybe less stubbornness and sass-talking.
To all you other moms, don’t think for one second that I think that I’m above you. I definitely have the occasional, do you think I could have 5 minutes to myself moment and at times have even considered changing my name from “mom” to something crazy like “Amanda” just so I could get a break from the Stewie Griffin style, “mom, mom, ma, mommy, mama, MOM, MOMMY, MA!”
But what I can say is these moments come a lot less often for me than I think they would if she was here all of the time and certainly less than I remember my mom experiencing them (sorry, Mom, but it’s true…we drove you crazy!). I try to live each moment with her with the mindset that half of her life she isn’t with me. And so we have an open door policy at our house. This means, there’s no point in closing the bedroom door, the bathroom door, or any door cuz she’ll bust it open and barge right in because, “I just wanna be with you, Mom.” So she’ll brush my hair while I’m using the toilet, she’ll help me pick out my clothes when I’m getting dressed, and she always tells me when my makeup doesn’t look quite right, because she’s front and center while I’m doing that as well.
So while she’s always under foot, much like the damn dog. I relish having a shadow every other week, because it’s so lonely without one the other weeks. Not to mention, I never know what to wear, my hair is always a mess, and I have horrible makeup lines.
The sun'll come out
Tomorrow
Bet your bottom dollar
That tomorrow
There'll be sun!
Just thinkin' about
Tomorrow
Clears away the cobwebs,
And the sorrow
'Til there's none!
-From the musical Annie
-From the musical Annie
i love reading your blogs.
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