Wednesday, July 06, 2005

I Wasn't Joking

A few people have questioned the sincerity of my comment on "staying at home would mean having a clean house and gourmet meals". But I truly did believe this. I thought the kids would play together for a few hours each day while I got household chores done. My three year old plays by herself no problem, but when the one year old is awake, that means trouble. They FIGHT over everything. One would think due to their age difference that they would play separately, and on occasion, play together. But that is not the case at all, I must intervene constantly, interrupting my attempts at cooking and cleaning.

I hear from other moms that this is typical, not to expect much along the lines of a clean house and great meals. I still believe it is possible somehow to have fun, and live in a clean environment, without hiring a cleaning service. I'll let you know when we reach that point.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

To funny!!!

Anonymous said...

So, what do you think about co-op child care? -- 4 moms, up to 8 kids, 4 days. Two moms take the 8 kids each morning -- M, W, Th, F (Tuesday is storytime at Clifton library). That means 2 mornings per week of watching 8 kids with another mom, 2 FREE mornings and 1 weekday morning of you and your kids.

StuntMom said...

Are you serious about being able to watch 8 kids? I know it gets easier as the numbers get bigger, but I'm not sure I can handle 8 unless they are sedated.

StuntMom said...

Are you serious about being able to watch 8 kids? I know it gets easier as the numbers get bigger, but I'm not sure I can handle 8 unless they are sedated.

Anonymous said...

I am commenting on the gourmet meals and clean house! I thought the same thing as i prepared to leave my job and be a stay at home mom with my first child. I even told my husband i would take care of all the household chores as well as pay the bills,etc. etc.
Wow! was I in for a shock and so was he. I am at home full time now for 4 1/2 years. there are good days and bad. some days i wish I were back working full time, but most days I feel so lucky that I am raising my children and that I get to see there every new discovery!

StuntMom said...

Thanks for the comment. I too need to remember how lucky I am to have the opportunity to stay home. It's so exciting to be around for the first words, steps, bike rides. I have to keep this in mind for the rough days.

Thank you.

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