I just asked my kid to get his hands out of his pants. Again. For the 379th time today. I have asked his sister the same thing, approximately half as many times as well. They are 5 and 3. Where do we go from here?! Or, more importantly, how did I get here?!
What I mean is, I used to have a job outside these four walls. I showered, got dressed, applied makeup (usually while stopped at traffic lights, whatever) and went out into the world. I had coffees and lunch dates and adult conversations. Itscocktailthirty was usually a martini or four, made with top-shelf liquor. But today…
Coffee – from our coffee maker (it’s not even a french press), lukewarm by the time I transferred it into a to-go cup. That I hastily rinsed the remnants of yesterday’s coffee out of.
Lunch – finally happened around 3. Because every time I tried before that, my lunch ended up in someone else’s mouth. Seriously, these two eat like teenagers.
Adult Conversation – Toss up between a conference call which I spent mostly muted because the kids could not stop talking over me and sporadically mumbling half-sentences at a girlfriend as we browsed the aisles at Whole Foods and fielded phone calls from our business partner spouses. With our kids, of course. Because when are we not with our kids???
Itscocktailthirty – Wine. From a box. At 4pm sharp. Okay, maybe it was 3:45. But I round up to the nearest whole hour.
It could be worse. We could be out of wine. Or I could be pregnant. Or my kids could have their hands down someone else’s pants. See? Silver lining, people.
I was just noticing that I haven't sat down and eaten dinner, without interruption, in nine months or so! No surprise that I get up more for the three-year-old than the baby. By the way, he hasn't discovered "down his pants" yet, but I've been told it will definitely happen one day. Parenting a boy after a girl is more complicated for me.
Yikes! Isn't it funny how we come last these days? I'll keep my fingers crossed that your son skips right over the "hands down the pants" stage.
Ha, I've been wondering where my "life" went a lot recently. With two young kids it's easy to lose track of yourself in the midst of the mess.
Love the silver lining, by the way, so funny! My son is 16 months so it's only a matter of time.
-Dana
Too easy, when we're so focused on tiny humans!
Hahaha love your silver lining!
Thanks, Sarah! It could always be worse, right?