Today is my first Saturday working at Moon and I am again officially "in charge" for the day. Other librarians thought that this might make me nervous, but it really didn't. I am oh so comfortable in my library work. It is like a second home. And, of course, because it is a gorgeous day outside, the library is pretty slow. Thus, the blogging.
My question for the day and what to do with your kids when they are really getting on your nerves and you are the only one there? Keep in my my children are too small to send away to play. I have to be there and the constant togetherness just make the annoyance oh so much greater. And, if you are a parent, you know what I'm talking about. It's not that you don't love your kids to death and would do anything for them, but sometimes you just need 5 minutes of quiet. I was at my wit's end yesterday with my littlest one and just could not make him happy. I was already low on the patience scale and a half and hour of crying can weigh on the patience of a nun. Luckily, my husband came home and we were able to take a lovely walk in the neighborhood. Everyone calmed down and life was good again. Still drank a glass of wine after the kids went to bed, but I didn't really need it. It was more to savor the moment of peace that reigned in my little domain. I never really figured out what to do in the chaos, but at least I survived. Nobody ever said that raising kids was going to be easy, but they never told me that it was going to be this hard either.
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I'm guessing this makes you a normal mom, and that others will chime in to tell you so! It sure sounds a lot like what my sister tells me...
ReplyDeleteSuzi--I am not a "new mom" anymore as my kids are now 11 and 9, but I can sure remember and relate. I can recall thinking of my existence as "life interrupted" because you never get big blocks of time to complete a task in its entirety or just chill. Something I remember saying to my little ones and to myself was that "it's hard to be little." They often do not have the words or developmental ability to articulate feelings or expressions and so they cry or yell. And sometimes you just can't fix it...they need to let it all out and you need to let them feel that they can (as long as they're not hurting or disturbing anyone else to an extreme...). BTW, I think it's great that you decided to spend more time at home. This time is priceless and it sounds like you are a great mom.
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