I had one of those days where everything went wrong, mostly regarding Christmas related activities. As each catastrophe stuck I thought well here is my blog topic for the day.
But in order to fix the many issues of the day I was out and about with the boys and of course ran into a few people I knew. They would ask where Mindy was and I would tell them. It was then that I got the response. And it was the same response whether a woman or a man: "I bet you can't wait until she gets home".
The first couple of times I got the response I chuckled of course and gave them a hearty "yeah it's rough...". But after three or four times.....
Does every Dad dread being stuck with their kids that bad? Or do we all just say that, you know, because that's what you say to a guy stuck with kids.
I am much nicer to my kids when I am alone with them, when they have no Ying to my Yang. It may also be because I notice what happened in their day. I could tell you everything Garrett did today, everything he said, what he ate and every time he went to the bathroom. There's not many days I can do that. It gives you better context for the tantrums and difficult moments.
So for a couple more days I will enjoy the simple things, like being there for every bowel movement.
Oh, I went to the Ward Christmas party tonight but I had to rush out into the hall during the nativity scene. Ryan was screaming at me "Mom, Mom, Mom!!".
But in order to fix the many issues of the day I was out and about with the boys and of course ran into a few people I knew. They would ask where Mindy was and I would tell them. It was then that I got the response. And it was the same response whether a woman or a man: "I bet you can't wait until she gets home".
The first couple of times I got the response I chuckled of course and gave them a hearty "yeah it's rough...". But after three or four times.....
Does every Dad dread being stuck with their kids that bad? Or do we all just say that, you know, because that's what you say to a guy stuck with kids.
I am much nicer to my kids when I am alone with them, when they have no Ying to my Yang. It may also be because I notice what happened in their day. I could tell you everything Garrett did today, everything he said, what he ate and every time he went to the bathroom. There's not many days I can do that. It gives you better context for the tantrums and difficult moments.
So for a couple more days I will enjoy the simple things, like being there for every bowel movement.
Oh, I went to the Ward Christmas party tonight but I had to rush out into the hall during the nativity scene. Ryan was screaming at me "Mom, Mom, Mom!!".
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