It takes a village, no joke.
Who was it that said "it takes a village" to raise children? Well, they could not have been more right. This was a thought I had this morning as I was washing dishes, crying my eyes out, with two crazy people screaming their heads off in the background. And it was only 9:30 AM. I mean, my ears physically hurt.
My dream world would involve living on a commune with several other families, homeschooling our kids, growing our own food, having goats, chickens...you name it. I have days where I feel good, the kids listen some of the time and I get things accomplished. Then every other day, I'm melting down into tears with my fingers in my ears and screaming back because that's the only thing that's getting them to listen. It doesn't sound good, but it's the truth. I have a lot of friends on Facebook that commiserate with me, encourage me and understand what I'm going through; but that's not enough. I want to go out and drink wine with my girlfriends, have play dates while eating chocolate and trying to have a conversation amidst the fighting over toys. I know it's on me to join mom's groups and try to get myself out there to make friends, but it's freaking hard.
An almost 5 year old and 2 year old are more than one person can handle, often more than me and Norm can handle together! You people that are on your 3rd and 4th kid, I commend you! You deserve sainthood! I wish I lived closer to you so you could impart your wisdom to me!
Norm and I have been reading through the Bible, just finished Genesis a few days ago. These people lived in tribes. They had many, many children, but they also had parents, brothers, sisters, aunts, cousins living there to help. It's no wonder to me why it was that way...why isn't it still?! I thank God every time my mom comes over and Norm and I are able to have a date night. If she didn't live close by, I would REALLY be going bonkers. I know they say "it goes by so fast!" Yes, it does. But sometimes it goes by painfully slow. If your kids are perfect little angels and don't scream like the Nazgul and hit you simultaneously, awesome! All I know is, we're in a difficult phase. Yes it will end at some point...then we'll be on to another difficult phase, joy! But at least it most likely won't involve screaming. I hope.
My dream world would involve living on a commune with several other families, homeschooling our kids, growing our own food, having goats, chickens...you name it. I have days where I feel good, the kids listen some of the time and I get things accomplished. Then every other day, I'm melting down into tears with my fingers in my ears and screaming back because that's the only thing that's getting them to listen. It doesn't sound good, but it's the truth. I have a lot of friends on Facebook that commiserate with me, encourage me and understand what I'm going through; but that's not enough. I want to go out and drink wine with my girlfriends, have play dates while eating chocolate and trying to have a conversation amidst the fighting over toys. I know it's on me to join mom's groups and try to get myself out there to make friends, but it's freaking hard.
An almost 5 year old and 2 year old are more than one person can handle, often more than me and Norm can handle together! You people that are on your 3rd and 4th kid, I commend you! You deserve sainthood! I wish I lived closer to you so you could impart your wisdom to me!
Norm and I have been reading through the Bible, just finished Genesis a few days ago. These people lived in tribes. They had many, many children, but they also had parents, brothers, sisters, aunts, cousins living there to help. It's no wonder to me why it was that way...why isn't it still?! I thank God every time my mom comes over and Norm and I are able to have a date night. If she didn't live close by, I would REALLY be going bonkers. I know they say "it goes by so fast!" Yes, it does. But sometimes it goes by painfully slow. If your kids are perfect little angels and don't scream like the Nazgul and hit you simultaneously, awesome! All I know is, we're in a difficult phase. Yes it will end at some point...then we'll be on to another difficult phase, joy! But at least it most likely won't involve screaming. I hope.
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