before you read what i have to say about this topic, you may want to watch the SNL clip from this New York Times article. watch for the woman wielding the pink ax!
Phil showed me this article/clip after a particularly difficult day for me. i think to the eyes of Phil and Skye and Claire, i must have seemed like that woman wielding the ax! and was it hormonal? it would be sort of convenient to blame it on that, wouldn't it? but another mother did ask me that today when i shared what kind of day i'd been having - "have you had your period since Claire's birth?" and the answer to that is, no. i would have to completely wean Claire before that happens.
whatever the cause, i've been on a shorter fuse lately. it isn't as easy to have a difficult day when you have kids. before kids, it was really easy to sort of withdraw until you felt better. now, life goes on whether i'm up for it or not. incessant questions, unending whining, constant mess on the floor everyone is stepping on and dragging all over the house...i try to remain calm, but then the ax comes out of nowhere!
let's hope tomorrow is a better day for everyone!
4 comments:
Tina Fey is hilarious. I hope you're having a better day.
yes, thank you! what a relief that yesterday is behind us! :)
You're not alone! Do you agree it's a lot harder having two children? When I had one, somehow, there was a lot more time for me in there, less mess, and of course, no sibling squabbles.
most definitely! and i feel for those mothers who have even more kids. how do they keep their sanity? i can barely keep mine when i have two voices coming at me with different needs and i'm trying to get something done around the house.
thank goodness for humour though! at least we can laugh about the craziness. :)
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