Done like dinner

Jun 25, 2008 14:49

It seems I've hit the wall one day too early. The minutae of my childrens' lives has become just too much to cope with. Yesterday was sports day and after spending 2 hours on Monday night looking for yellow hair dye, yellow socks and yellow hair ties, all my kids could gripe about was the fact that I couldn't find yellow face paint (yellow team, ( Read more... )

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nikki_miffy June 25 2008, 17:46:19 UTC
Jesus! Why do I have to be *that* mom? The one that fixes everything when it's someone else's job?

Because like me, you're dumb enough to do it once, and then you're trapped. I don't have kids, obviously, but I'm permanently being trapped in this at work, then escaping, only to be dragged in again.

I've come to the conclusion that most people are either stupid or lazy. Or maybe smarter than me.

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kbear June 25 2008, 20:53:27 UTC
Or maybe smarter than me

he he

I'm starting to feel kind of pathetic, in a Stepford Wife kind of way. I don't mind being a stay at home mom per se but I'd be horrified turn into one of those over-involved parents who stick their nose into everything, micromanaging pizza sales and stuff. So, even though the teacher will be disappointed that there is not a group gift for her, I decided there were 12 other parents who could have stepped up and didn't so why should I cover their ass?

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