…its funny really….when your a parent time doesn’t really belong to you….and once you have kids, the “time” before kids becomes an unfamiliar memory. The thing is, most days I would give anything to feel that feeling of the time ‘before kids”…you know what I mean….sitting on the couch without someone flopping and laying on you. It seems just as soon as I sit down I hear “mommy, I need milk…can you get me a drink?….now mom?…soon?” The days of a tidy home, clean toilets (I have 4 boys), and warm meals….the days before the MV (mini van).
But something must be wrong with me because when I plan a day for the kids to be with grandma for a day or night so I can try to relive those selfish “I have no one else to care for except myself isn’t this wonderful” days, quite frankly…….I miss them. The house is so quiet, too quiet. The little stuffed animal laying in the middle of the floor almost brings me to tears. The empty sippy cup laying beside the chair.
So my time alone, when the kids are gone…well, they even occupy that. But that’s just a mom’s life…you can’t WAIT to push them out the door for some “alone time” but then when they are gone, you end up missing them the entire time ….I just think its “Crazy” 🙂 I made a little video for fun…and if you are a parent, I think you will understand……..
