I am lagging behind and need to catch up quick before things fall apart so much that the thought of putting it all back together exhaust me all over again. One of the drawbacks of being a single mother is there are no such things as "sick days" no one will pick up you slack, no one will help you and get the dishes done, or maybe throw in a load of laundry....maybe pick up a piece of paper that falls onto the floor " Oh no, that is asking way too much". Nope all of that stuff will wait for me to be better, and pile up.
My dishes are so out of hand, that one's child would have to wash one's own fork, spoon, ect. and what does one's child say..."mom, I need a spoon and there are none" and mom responds "wash one" child says "whatcha talkin about mom, what is this washing you are speaking of?". Insanity!!! But they did let me sleep for the most part. Now I am up and shit needs to get done. And I have come to the conclusion that I am a shitty dictator.
Not only have I been down, but one by one each child has ran into a little tummy virus; so I have been trying my best to tend to their needs, all and all it has been a long week, and I am hoping next will be better.
Having sick kids is hard, but its the worst when Mom gets sick and even worse when you're single. Try not to over do. All the cleaning can wait one more day. Hang in there....
ReplyDeleteThank you Sarah, and it does wait, and wait...messes are quite patient indeed. lol
DeleteTake care of yourself and the kids the rest isn't going anywhere and for the girls having to wash spoons etc to eat maybe it's time the older ones started helping with the dishes. Easier said than done I know- I still have to remind mine who are 17 and 22 to do the dishes- but it's their job and I refuse to give in ( most of the time anyway)
ReplyDeleteI Mrs. D... Had my girls back to back to back (what was I thinking, right I was not lol) and unfortunately there is no true leader of the three...and to top it off it was the oldest that could not grasp the concept of washing her spoon...*shaking my head still* but you are so right on not giving in, something I have to practice more often.
DeleteSorry you are feeling bad, its tough doing it with some let alone by yourself. Do the minimum you have to do until you are feeling 100%. It will be soon
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Thank you db and I hope it is sooner than soon :)
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