The other night, my hubby and I were watching some mindless television and came across an interesting topic. The show is about a bunch of newleyweds competing for money and one of the questions was "what is one thing that drives you nuts about your spouse?" So my husband said he couldn't think of anything that I do that drives him crazy and I of course replied with the same answer... however, I got to thinking. There are SEVERAL things that he does that drive me bonkers. First, he paces, even for no reason at all. It's annoying. Second, he flosses his teeth in the morning. Doesn't this defeat the purpose? There are several others, but I also got to thinking that if these are the things that drive me crazy about my husband, then we're in pretty good shape.
So, what drives you nuts-o about your spouse?
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
And the verdict is... GUILTY!
Why as parents, moms especially, do we walk around with a load of guilt on our shoulders? Whether it's wondering if you spent enough time playing with your children or not looking when your son scores his first soccer goal - every day I struggle with guilt. Today is no different... Today was my sons first day of camp and I read the instructions on what to send with a fine tooth comb the night before. So, this morning was a piece of cake and he and I both were excited about this new adventure.
My first piece of guilt was not doing anything with my daughter. I wondered what I did with my son when he was her age. So, I took her for a walk, albeit a short one. Then we played and watched television together. I felt guilty. So, I decided that we'd color and play board games but at the moment I was filling the aquadoodle pen with water, my cell phone rang and it was my sons camp! They asked if I had packed his lunch and of course I told them I did and what was in the brown bag, but decided to look in the frig anyway to make sure. Low and behold, there was lunch. I forgot to put it in his backpack! Why were they calling me at 12:15 instead of 9:15 when they should have been realizing this I thought. I told them I would be there in mere minutes. What should be a 15 minute drive only took me 8 looong minutes. I felt terrible at the thought of the other kids munching on their turkey sandwiches and Jack sitting there quietly. When I arrived, his face lit up and he gave me the biggest smile. Little did he know that I walked out crying. He didn't know the difference, but all I could think about was how bad a mom I was and his teachers didn't give me a reason to feel any different. All of this said, why why why do we feel so much guilt all of the time? We're not bad parents. Forgetful? Yes. Bad? Not a chance.
My first piece of guilt was not doing anything with my daughter. I wondered what I did with my son when he was her age. So, I took her for a walk, albeit a short one. Then we played and watched television together. I felt guilty. So, I decided that we'd color and play board games but at the moment I was filling the aquadoodle pen with water, my cell phone rang and it was my sons camp! They asked if I had packed his lunch and of course I told them I did and what was in the brown bag, but decided to look in the frig anyway to make sure. Low and behold, there was lunch. I forgot to put it in his backpack! Why were they calling me at 12:15 instead of 9:15 when they should have been realizing this I thought. I told them I would be there in mere minutes. What should be a 15 minute drive only took me 8 looong minutes. I felt terrible at the thought of the other kids munching on their turkey sandwiches and Jack sitting there quietly. When I arrived, his face lit up and he gave me the biggest smile. Little did he know that I walked out crying. He didn't know the difference, but all I could think about was how bad a mom I was and his teachers didn't give me a reason to feel any different. All of this said, why why why do we feel so much guilt all of the time? We're not bad parents. Forgetful? Yes. Bad? Not a chance.
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