Summer Mornings for Moms Confession
I think it’s time for a little heart to heart! Summer mornings, for moms… ok wait, let me start this over. Summer mornings, for most of the moms I know, isn’t all about sleeping in, catching rays at the beach, and lounging around the house sipping on lemonade or eating the cliche bonbons – whatever those may be.
Let me tell you about summer mornings for moms.
(Most of this story is based on true events that may or may not happen every. single. day. when the babysitter is not available for summer vacation.)
When dad gets up to go to work in the morning, the poor guy has to be as quiet as possible because hell hath no fury like a mama whose toddler wakes up before SHE’S ready for him to!
Sure, we get to sleep in and we don’t have to worry about feeding, clothing, and making sure the older kids don’t miss the bus, but I’m not so sure that that one minor detail in the day is worth trading in for what goes on for the other 10-12 hours dad’s gone!
If we’re lucky enough to sneak out of the bed to pee before the kidlet wakes up, you can pretty much guarantee he’s going to wake up when you flush the toilet or turn on the water to wash your hands!
Then this happens and you still have possession of your phone, so you snap a crummy pic:
After that, it’s a constant fight all. day. long. over “my phone”. Don’t even think about giving in and handing over your phone, because, I don’t care if the battery has 2% left, and it’s beeping at your every 30 seconds for your to plug it in to it’s life source – he wants that phone. The problem is, if you give in and give him the phone, you’re stuck listening to “Gangnam Style” or “What Does the Fox Say” on repeat all. day. long., and heaven forbid he accidentally clicks on a Youtube ad rather than skip it. Then the screeching turns into “MY PHONE! MY GO-GO TOWEL! MY FOX SAY! MY GO-GO-TOWEL!” Then its – GREAT…. Dang, I forgot I turned Wifi off last night.. there goes the phone bill.
Next thing you know, it’s 8:15 am, and you’re already exhausted. The possibility of even sitting down at your computer at all without the house burning down today is pretty much out the window.
Aside from the toddler, the ONLY thing the older boys want to do, all day long, is play the Xbox. When you tell them that it’s time to turn it off and pick up their room, or… I don’t know… eat breakfast (because they actually got up before dad did just to play). Don’t make the mistake of telling them “you need to go play with your friends,” because you can guarantee that they’re going to tell you that you just made them stop playing with their friends.
If you’re able to get around to washing a load of clothes, you forget to throw them in the dryer, so the next day, you end up having to rewash them (you know you’ve done it). Then, by the off chance that you actually end up folding the clothes, you can pretty much bet that you’re going to find them in the dirty clothes basket a couple of days from now, still folded and thrown in with the dirty clothes, because they never actually made it to their drawers when asked.
When you get a chance to pee again, this happens:
Then, the teenager decides to finally wake up, and it’s a constant fight all. day. long. over “my phone”………….
HUGS! I have luckily acquired 2 android devices. I still need a third so that they can all play at once. We have a kid that has been coming over from 9am-6pm every day and he brings his tablet as well. No, I’m not babysitting, he just arrives to “play” and never leaves 😛
Oh wow! I’d have to show him the door! My hands are full enough as it is! That kid right there…. has broken ALL of our tablets. All of them. Even the ones that the PR reps tell you are “indestructible”. 🙂
All three of my kids like my phone ,but they don’t get it. But when I leave it to daddy i fine out that he gives in, and they play game’s all day. Even though I tried it tall hem to not give in. That don’t work.
I’m due for an upgrade next month, and I’ll gladly hand this phone over. It’s already cracked (my fault), so he can definitely have it then.
This post is very accurate. It’s go go go from sun up to sundown. My son keeps me busy and by the time my husband gets home, I more often than not want to pull my hair out…in clumps.
Right! I totally didn’t have time to get into the REST of the day!!!! 🙂
The only way I’d be able to laugh at this is because I’ve lived through it and able to tell the same tale! My Andoid needs to be charged about 3x a day! My boys are old enough not to actually be up before me and I don’t have to worry about it. hahahahah They DO grow up. =)
I’ve found that the 2.5 year old and the 15 year old actually act pretty similarly!! HAHA!
I’m right there with ya! But I try to enjoy it because they’ll be grown up before I know it.
I’m feeling fortunate that I made it through the toddler stage with my kids… but know that the teen years aren’t all that far off and are going to be even scarier. Right now my kids are all about playing on any sort of device, but fortunately they’re usually busy enough between activities that I don’t have to fight for my own turn!
C’est la vie! One day they will be older and things will be better. As my sister once told me (and you’ve probably heard it before), “This, too, shall pass.”
Yep. You’ve been in my house. Only I don’t have the toddler. Doesn’t matter. At. All. Thank you for reminding me that I am not alone – this is happening to mothers all over the earth right now. Especially since summer programs are ending, and school is not yet beginning. Who made this up?
I can totally relate! I had to start hiding my phone. ~lol~
Word! Add in an end of the day where you judging eyes wonder why nothing got done!
We have made it through the toddler stage but one of my kids is slowing creeping into the pre-teen age..YIKES!
He is so cute! I have never let my girls play with my phone. They have always got our old phones to use. We can still charge them and use the wifi.
It’s a constant roller coaster, isn’t it!
I sneak into the bathroom all the time in the morning for a few extra minutes of peace.