Working mom on maternity leave with (soon) four small(ish) kids in Berlin. Lots of typos.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Parenting Tasks - Three Kids, Too Much
At some point during the summer, I wrote about different types of parents. There are the fun ones, the inspiring ones, and the organizers, the latter category to which I belong. Parenting to me is cuddles and love, but the reality of it is that I am a "chauffeur-cleaner-cook-nail studio-dry cleaner-button sewer-play date organizer", plus for my youngest also a "diaper changer-carrier-bather". These tasks are exhausting, and often very unrewarding (who dares to differ on diaper changes for 6.5 years?). I love moments such as reading for my kids, playing outside with autumn leaves, or watching them draw. But most days, errands and tasks drown me, exhaust me, and take away all my energy and time. It's a difficult balance, and one that my husband - and many other dads I hear about - deal with differently. They have a party, to the horror of the mom who comes home to a full laundry basket, empty fridge, and witch-length nails. I'm not sleeping well due to my youngest (tonight he is being moved away from our bedroom and also bed, as it has gotten to that point past the line of sanity). I'm very tired. I'm not being a very nice person nor parent today.
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Greetings from another tired mom who's dealt with hours of crankiness. Tomorrow will be better!
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