Every mom has a list of ten or so things that she feels guilty about. Sometimes it is simple, but other times it is something we feel not just guilty about, but almost socially outcast for. So the things that I feel most guilty about as a mom are...
10) My ultimate desire is NOT to be a stay at home mom. Maybe if I won the lottery I might consider it, but frankly I love working and I love teaching, and teaching is not a profession that allows me to work from home. If we were more well off (a.k.a. if paramedics made more money) I might stay home and write for the hell of it.
9) I don't want to cuddle with my kids 24 hours a day 7 days a week. I love them, but I like my alone time as well. I also want them to realize they can be independent of me whenever they are ready.
8) Sometimes I wish for my single life back, or even just my married life. I love my daughters, but I miss the time when running out for milk didn't require military strategy.
7) When I clip their nails and they are wiggly, sometimes I clip too far or get a little of the skin. That always makes me feel like the most incompentent mom ever.
6) Sometimes Abby wants me to read to her, but I am dealing with Mackenzie fussing. Of course I feel guilty I can't do both, but I've taught Abby a little patience and she knows that just because I can't read it right then doesn't mean I can't read it in a little bit.
5) I've taught Abby to help out around the house. I want her to learn responsibility, but sometimes I feel like I ask too much of her, or maybe I am lazy and that is why I am doing it.
4) Abby watches way to much t.v. At this point, Rob works a lot and Mackenzie is rather high maintanence, so it is the easiest way to keep her entertained. But, I try to make sure if the baby is sleeping, we go outside for a bit or play blocks with some music in the background.
3) I wish I had a better mealtime routine. Sometimes we eat at her little table, sometimes we eat in the living room. Sometimes we just eat a piece of fruit and chex mix for lunch.
2) I still curse around Abby. It is a VERY bad habit I am trying desperately to break, so if I feel I can't control it, I go in another room.
1) I am going to Chicago for a week in July for work. Yes, I am leaving my babies for a week (two days with my husband and three with grandparents). Frankly, I love them but I should share them, right? And, I don't let people take them all the time, because they are mine. So I figure if I take all the times I might have left them for a day and put them all together, those wouldn't even add up to a week, right?
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