confessions of a terrible SAHM

I stayed home today. I never stay home on Mondays. Monday is my big work day, when I go in and create the codes for all the new products, catch up on weekend-events, things that are out-of-stock, etc. But Hubs pointed out that I work more than he does and I had things to do today, so we switched and I stayed home.... I'm not very good at it.

• I dropped off my car at the dealership for a 15000 km tune-up. Turns out I was supposed to go at 6 month/8000 km, not 14 month/15000...... oops!
• I don't like the park. It's taken me 3 years of being a parent to realize, I don't like taking the kids to the park. I don't mind pushing them on the swing in my own back-yard for an entire hour, and I don't mind watching them make 12 dozen sand cakes at home, but it doesn't translate to the public park. I'm miserable there. BB had a tantrum because a daycare was using all the swings, and tryas I might to teach her about waiting her turn, all I kept thinking was that if we were at home, she could switch from swing A to swing B without even having to fight her sister for it. And when a little kid came over and grabbed her pail without asking and she protested, I packed her up and took her home. I should have been teaching her patience and sharing, but I didn't. I went home. In the end, she was in a terrible mood and needed an early nap, so it was a good move on my part, but that's not why I did it. I did it because I don't like going to the park.
• at 10 past the hour, I started freaking out because the carpool hadn't dropped off Dumpling yet and school let out at 1:30 and she should have been home by now, it doens't take 40 min to drive home from school.... But instead of panicking and calling the other mom, I called Hubs at work to see if it ever happened that Monday drop-off was late (since he's usually the one home on Mondays). He asked me what time it was.... 1:15 I said..... yeah, school lets out at 1:30, she'll be home in an hour! it's 10 past ONE not 10 past TWO......

Comments

[Cat, Galloping]

The playground is BORING unless you have another adult to talk to.

[lisa]

Seems like the daycare should be the ones encouraging the kids on sharing etc. seeing as how they were taking over a public facility. I would have gone home too. ~lmc

[Melissa]

AMEN to hating the park....my girlfriends always talk about having a big family day out at a public park and it's all I can do not to run screaming from the conversation! I don't like to take my kids to crowded places and, let's be honest, everybody else's kids are rotten (well, maybe not all of them but it seems like the rotten kids' mothers LOVE the park). There's always a bully and somebody coughing all over the place or hogging the play equipment or a broken beer bottle under the slide. Much nicer to be at home. There! I've said it! I have three young kids and I HATE the park! I feel liberated!!!

[kris]

and what's with sharing anyway! why should a kid share her stuff with a kid she doesn't even know? or even with a kid they do know? exactly how much of YOUR stuff are you sharing with strangers or friends even? i know how much of MY stuff i am sharing...about none, thank you very much. that is why it is MY stuff! get your own!

[Brooklyn Mama]

Oh, man, I hate the playground too. Ugh. I can't stand all the forced! Social! Interaction! And yes, it's the worst with a toddler in the mine stage. I remember it well.

[Herb]

The playground is deathly boring. It is especially rough when you are the one guy within miles and there is no decent coffee to be found anywhere.

[Amanda]

Kevin takes over the park duty..he enjoys it. Me, not so much. I would much rather play at home with S.

And? We happen to live within walking distance of three fabulous parks. Gah. It makes my argument against them even weaker.

Take care.

[Deb]

Oh my god I hate the freaking park!!!!!!! The older kids are pains, and the other moms act so nasty!