So, sometimes when I update my blog, I get a few really nice e-mails about how someone enjoyed the post, about how much they can tell I love my children, noting how happy my sweet babies seem to be. So, in the interest of full disclosure, I feel the need to post an honest description of my evening...
My daughter is in her room and has been screaming for hours (literally hours) because she doesn't want to clean. My oldest son is in his room and has been screaming for hours (literally hours) because a) his sister has been screaming for hours so why not? and b) he doesn't want to be punished for "play" slapping his baby brother on the face so hard that it left a red hand print and made him cry and then ten minutes later throwing his pencil across the room and leaving a puncture wound two millimeters from his baby brother's right eye. Of course, he "didn't mean for it to hit Jack!" Ummm, I'm the only thing sitting next to him. Did you mean to hit ME!? And my younger son? Wandering around, also screaming, because, well, he's been slapped in the face, stabbed in the eye, scared to death from the sound of mommy completely losing control of her faculties, and because a chorus of three screamers sounds so much better than one.
I'm off to read my previous post. I love being a mom. I love being a mom. I love being a mom.
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3 comments:
It's a conspiracy I tell you. Children were meant to test every ounce of will power and patience you have. They suck it out of you, then replenish it all with a special moment. I hope you get that moment tonight. Good luck and you are a great mom. (I would have joined in on the screaming)
Love you
It's ok, my dear Daughter. I had many of those moments myself when siblings did not want to get along or CLEAN -- that awful word!! Actually although I can tell you are at wits end, I had to laugh because my little one is now seeing that her little ones think the very same thing she did about that awful word. And she also is seeing what Mom felt when her children liked to SCREAM especially at each other. Ok, well, Steve screamed louder! I survived and you will too although at times you doubt it. Then those babies just do something that warms your heart right up again. You are right - that is being a Mom and you are a DARN GOOD MOMMY!!! Love, Your Mommy
The Orthodox call parenting the "white martyrdom" (as opposed to the "red martyrdom" where you actually spill out all your life blood for Jesus) - you don't spill any blood but you DO lay your life down every day!
Hang in there........
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