Tag: meltdown
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Bath time blip
Today is the day after the night before I threw an epic wobbly. I’m ashamed, embarrassed and cross with myself for loosing it in front of the kids. Chalk it up to yet another “not my finest hour” in the parenting department. It had been building up. The frustrations of the day, the broken appliances,…
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Monday marks the start
Today I am grateful once again for Monday. The weekend ended in the usual way. Mom cleaned up. Children messed up. Mom packed dishwasher. Children brought through 500 plates and cups. Dishwasher said eeeeeeeee! F u and stopped mid cycle. Mom cleaned up kitchen and packed away the buffet deli counter. Children feigned starvation and…
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Project Procrastination
Does anyone else have issues with their kids school projects? #AskingForMe as right now I don’t care what my friends issues are. I have a procrastinator in my midst.
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Mom – Me
The relentless tug of war between Mom and Me. I love being a mom, yes, even despite my ranting and wobblies for public consumption. I am there for every sneeze, every oweee, every tear, every complicated existential unanswerable life questions thrown at me on the 8 minute morning school run…
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Mom gets home…
Mom gets home at 6pm after a kak Monday only to be harassed by son (no hello Mom, how was your day Mom) for another Fortnite skin for “only R89 bucks Mom. I have to have it because it in the store”.
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Hole in None?
Aiden nagged to go play putt putt this morning. I wasn’t ready yet, queue drama. Then I was ready he wasn’t. Queue more drama. Throw in some “my head hurts, I can’t move my legs, Mommy is the worst, mommy is the best, pick me up, I’m hungry but not for food, for sweets, I…