We can make it out of this!
“I don’t negotiate with terrorists!” – me when one of my children are trying to convince me they need things after acting like jerks pretty much all day….
This is history in the making. “Stay at home orders”. Global pandemic. Self quarantine. Up until a month ago, these were not phrases you heard. Now they flood social media. Now don’t get me wrong, I am extremely thankful for this time with my babies. I am thankful we are all healthy and safe. However, I have discovered that despite the fact that I love my children with every fiber of my being, there are times that I really don’t like them!!
Trying to clean my house with them home around the clock is like trying to rake leaves during a hurricane. Completely pointless. Making food, almost constantly only to be told “mama, I onwy eat peanut butter and jewwy on MONDAYS!” By my 6 year old, on a Thursday afternoon after having made the exact same thing the day before (NOT A MONDAY) by request from the same child!
Or coming down the stairs with a screaming boob goblin mid meltdown because I can’t get her feast out of my shirt fast enough, only to enter the living room to see the oldest two in a slap boxing match over the roku remote. Which then escalates to full contact take down resulting in a chorus of wailing “MAMA!!! My weg is bwoken!” Or “I cant see! My eyes!!”…. THEN, as an obvious response to the chaos around us, the tiny being hanging from my chest starts whipping her head around, all while still latched. Finally I manage to diffuse the situation JUST in time for my 18 month old to wake up from her 7 and a half minute nap.
And to top it all off, I am now also supposed to operate a classroom from my home for a kindergartener, and a first grader. While also caring for my special needs toddler and an almost 3 month old who is going through growth spurts and enjoys using me as a human pacifier. This is where I start mumbling (on repeat) I am thankful. I am thankful. I am thankful.
I think what keeps me sane is knowing I am not alone. Pretty much every single family in this country is going through this exact same thing and one thing I know for sure is that we are resilient. We will make it. We are making history and we will all be okay.
Maven of Mess 