School Holidays

[kezzabear]

I was absolutely desperate for these holidays to begin. Now I am just desperate for them to END

Comments

[parakletos]

Ah, the joys of women making other women feel guilty. You sound like a normal mum to me so ignore the paragons who would put you down.

Hope you get the job sorted soon.

[kezzabear]

I think everyone is more confident about the job than me! they all seem very sure I will hear something. I'm getting to the stage I'm positive I won't hear a thing.

[aggiebell90]

*snort*

These are the first couple of sentences from my post on 17 Jan:

I love my kids, I do, but if I don't get some time by myself without someone talking to me/touching me/hanging on me/staring at me/asking me to do something for them/etc, I'm going to freaking. Lose. My. Mind.

Ugh.

And that was after a three-day weekend, not a long holiday (although it was a three-day weekend during which we were stuck inside for the whole time because it was pouring rain, and during which my husband was out of town, leaving me to deal with the kids by myself...).

So, yeah. I TOTALLY get what you're talking about. And I firmly believe that anyone who says they never feel that way is either high, delusional, or a liar.

[kezzabear]

LOL have you ever seen the backlash when you try and tell them they are ... shall we say - telling less than the truth?

I had one at a friend's today and took the other two to the pool - so I didn't see much of them - but as soon as we all walked back in the door it was like nothing had changed!

SIX MORE DAYS! :)

[nyladnam04]

I was a stay at home mom for two years. It was great, I loved it. But I was sooo excited when the oldest started pre-K...of course, idiot that I am, I offered to watch my cousin's very clingy daughter. Two years was all I could take. Some days I wish I were home with them again or that I was back to working part-time instead of taking the full time position...but then we have a bad weekend or I have a day off and I realize, yeah, the seperation is good for all of us. I have one of those mothers amongst my group of friends. Thought something was wrong with me because I was struggling with full time work, two kids and trying to clean/cook when she has three kids, has an immaculate home and cooks from scratch nightly. Then hubby (who is best friends with her hubby) came home and told me how she really is. Her house might be cleaner and she might be up for cooking more than frozen pizza, but my kids don't ask daddy to get them away from me for the day

[kezzabear]

I don't think anyone could accuse me of having an immaculate house!

I was totally excited when my last kid went to school as well. I never understood the tears over First Day of School. I was mentally fist pumping every single time!

[sueatducksfoot]

Although I don't have kids of my own, I do work with them, so I know where you are coming from. I get frustrated just with them for the few hours I have them. I can't imagine kids hanging on me, fighting, and just being nosy all the time. Everyone needs their space, it's just the way life works. Don't feel bad or let others tell you you should. *Hugs*

As for the job, I'm sending good thoughts. I hope you hear something soon, the waiting sucks.

[kezzabear]

The waiting is making me insane. Combined with the kids I'm about two inches from a padded room ...

[arnel_63]

Those "holier than thou" parents are probably the ones who ship their kids off somewhere so they don't have to deal with them and then wonder why the rest of us need a break from our families sometimes. Go figure.

Good luck with the job... I hope you get called soon.

[kezzabear]

Yes I think it's normal to want a break ... it roolly truly is. I have to tell myself this or I feel insane AND abnormal :P