I’m the Mom!

August 23, 2009 |

There are honestly days when I really wonder what happened to those beautiful babies I had!

I have enjoyed each phase of my kids childhood – don’t get me wrong – as they get older, it’s nice that my husband and I can go out to dinner by ourselves and even hit the movies if we want to. However, there are also days that I just wonder if they even HEAR me anymore.

Take last night as an example… I had to run to the post office – but first I had to run up and get my oldest daughter (14) from speech club – while we were driving home I told her that I would appreciate it if she did her chores and put the laundry away while I was gone – especially after what she did with the cell phone just a couple of weeks ago! To add to that list, she is now going to two different homecoming dances; so I am paying for one of them so the boy she is going with doesn’t go totally broke.

When we got home from school, I told my youngest daughter that I wanted her to finish her homework so that would be done and out-of-the-way for the evening. I then ran out to do my errands while I know my beautiful children were at home, happily taking care of the few things I asked of them… AM I NUTS??? To say that I was WRONG is an understatement!!! I walked in and NOTHING – I mean NOTHING was done in the kitchen and the laundry I had washed, folded and hung was still sitting there.

I hollered to my daughter to get upstairs and get busy while I proceeded to finish getting their dinner. We had dinner, everything got cleaned up and at 9pm – yes, 9pm my youngest comes downstairs and asks her Daddy to help her with her…you got it…HOMEWORK. *SIGH* I really do believe I am a reasonable mom about the chores and the requests I make of my children – I really, really do believe in balance. I also believe my children love me.

However, I now believe they are all out to make me go insane. By the time they are all out on their own – I believe I will be reduced to a babbling crazy woman. I have a management background – “PRE-children” – back then, when I asked someone to do something – it got done! Granted, not always the way I wanted – but even then, it would be corrected and completed without too much delay.

I was not aware at the time how blessed I was! Now when one of my children do listen – or, when miracle of miracles they do something extra without my having to ask, WOW, you can bet the trumpets sound and they learn what gratitude is from their mom! I just wish they would understand they could still get lots of gratitude from me just by listening to what I ask of them.

Listening and taking action – that’s all it would take – REALLY! I would smile more and play games and I might even be willing to run them up to the coffee shop to hang out when I’d rather be relaxing at home. So today, in honor of all the babbling crazy moms in training out there – I give you a very funny – somewhat annoying clip!