I wouldn't know, of course, but I expect a good mother probably enjoys being with her screaming arguing crying child and lots of good mothers with flattering haircuts and seventeen of their screaming arguing crying (but nowhere near as awful) children at a 5th birthday party with no grown-up food (or drink)
at her friend's large spotless house. A good mother's house is never such a squalid hovel that the only solution after coming home from her friends' large spotless house is to burn said hovel - and the mulcher in the living room (I kid you not) - to the ground. While being screamed at and kicked attempting to remove a prickle from her child's foot, she never COMPLETELY loses her temper and smacks said child really hard, then spends the rest of the day hating herself. She's written her Christmas letter, done her tax for the last two years and does not gaze with longing at the chardy at 3pm, wishing it was 5.59. Nor is her solitary ray of happiness (apart from a morning swim) the beautiful effectiveness of her new bagless vacuum cleaner. She can think of something other than pizza for dinner, and no doubt sleeps well too. As I said, I wouldn't know.
Today is a new day THANK YOU GOD. Baked-bean jaffles and tea are my friends. After Sunday school we'll have a practice on the birthday bike and paint Noddie's new bed, then Daddy will come home from work and we'll put up the Christmas tree. Or maybe they can put up the tree and I'll go for a ride...or do the tax...or write the Christmas letter....
More anon, temporary teetotallers.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Bad mother
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6 much-appreciated comments:
Ah...we've all had days (weeks...months) like that.
Chin up!
I'm pretty sure perfect mothers don't exist. And if they do then imagaine the damage that would do to a child - having to live up to all that perfect would prolly mean years of therapy later!
You should hear my friends complain. One is contemplating(half seriously) a move half way around the world to avoid the whiney brats and another is willing lay money(only $10) on NOT missing her kids if she had to leave house and family for a month.
children are very resilient. she won't even remember this by tomorrow (more's the pity).
and this is why ALL women must TAKE A VOW not to clean before their friends come over. all it does is make everyone else feel inferior! take the vow now!
It's 5:59 somewhere in the world!! Not to worry, LBTEPA! A slap may not be the BEST answer, but it sure makes us feel better :-) ROFL!!! and, you can't keep a child down!
This reminds me of a partial section of my 'to-do' list.
Tax - 2 years
Child Care rebate - 3 years (have lost one now - bugger)
Make sure we all have clean clothes (may get to this today)
Find everything I have ever lost under the mounting pile of clothes and paper that seem to be breeding on every counter and flat surface of this house.
*hugs* You are definitely not alone and your family knows you love them.
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