Do you have those friends who are childless that occasionally ask if you regret having kids? Surely it’s not just me. Do I regret having Nathaniel? 99% of the time…I do not but that 1%…
I want to rip my own uterus out and run out the door.
It happens.
When Nathaniel pees on the floor on purpose five times before 8 am.
When he throws everything in my living room on the floor and around the living room while screaming ‘no mommy’ at the top of his lungs.
When he refuses to eat every single thing I make all day and then says ‘I’m hungry’ 112 times.
When he breaks ANOTHER thing that I love despite it being where he isn’t supposed to reach.
When he pees or poops in his bed and lets me know by screaming and banging on his door.
When he puts up a FIVE HOUR battle to go to sleep and then wakes up about six hours later.
When I spend TWO hours trying to get him to nap only to have him not sleep and become overtired and a big ole asshole all day.
When he smushes our cat.
When he rides his bike into the doors.
When he smacks me in the face.
All combination of 3-5 of these things per day happen every day and are just part of the norm. When ALL of these things happen in one day?
That’s the 1%.
That’s when I want to just put on my shoes and run out the door.
Then he hugs me and says ‘I love my mommy’ and the cycle starts all over again. Why do they know how to push us right to that ledge and then yank us back over and over again?
Make me feel better…you feel this way sometimes too right?
My kids are 34 and 26 and YES! I still feel like that! It’s normal. As long as you don’t let the 1% grow to the 99%, you’re just a very normal mom. Actually, when he gets his first speeding ticket, you’ll wish he’d peed on the floor instead!
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Lately I have felt this way often. I have even considered letting my children go live with my ex for a bit. Trouble is, I could not even really handle the 3 weeks they were gone over winter break.
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I hope it’s normal, because I feel that way 1 percent of the time too!
By the way, I changed the name & link to my blog…I thought it would update itself and everyone would still know it’s me when going through their daily blog reading…but apparently not, so here I am, Samantha formerly of “On the Couch” not blogging with a new name called “The Chronicles of We” at http://www.thechroniclesofthed.blogspot.com
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I feel the same way. I feel bad about it sometimes too but it’s good to know I’m not the only one.
Hang in there!!
xoxo
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Oh honey! More than you know!!! I text the WonderTriplets at least twice a week asking how I can vote myself off the island! It seems like my kids are incapable of sharing the same county without arguing these days! And let’s not even get started on how many times I have to repeat myself when I make even the simplest of requests. But the littlest bit of snuggling, the simplest I love you’s, and a moment of kindness toward one another makes my heart swell with love.
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omgosh we all feel like that — and sadly it never changes — only those things they do to make you nutty change…lol!
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Yep and there are some days that 1% can push into 2% or more on a really bad day..
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I had a lot of those days when my kids were younger. They’re less frequent now but not totally gone. Hang in there. It does get easier the older they get.
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I secretly wish that when those childless friends eventually do have kids that they’re slapped with the brattiest kid ever born.
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Oh Steph, you are just fine. My son seemed to have an excess of all that – and it was more than 1% of the time! Though I will say that when he turned 4, it was like someone flipped a switch. No, he wasn’t perfect, but it was soo much better. And now? He’s an awesome teenager – I couldn’t be more proud of him or more amazed that he’s the same kid that gave me a run for my money when he was young! So maybe Nathaniel is just getting it all out at an early age and he’ll be your awesome teenager!
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Umm..yeah. I am so there with you some days. Right now I wanna strangle all 3 of them (hubs included).
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