Then, a few days ago, I picked up a magazine that was in my bathroom and started reading a short story about a mom who ran away from her family (note that I just finished this short story today because that is how long it takes me to read anything....see note above on not having time to read). She stayed in a hotel in another state for 3 weeks, enjoying the lack of chores and responsibilities and contemplating the different paths her life could have taken had she not chosen to be a mother. Once she finally decided to return, she was all happy and refreshed and rededicated to her life.
I, like-I'm willing to bet on this-ALL mothers have had times when I have thought about how nice it would be to run away. But this story made me realize that is actually NOT what I would choose to do. If you run away and stay in a nice hotel with room service, are you going to return refreshed and happy? Or annoyed and irritated when you just have to spend the next 3 weeks doing everything that didn't get done in your absence. I'm on the go from 5 a.m. until I fall into bed exhausted at 11 and I'm tired of running. I don't want to run away...I don't want to run anywhere!
What I really need is my family to run away for 3 weeks. Let them go stay in a hotel with room service and a maid that makes the bed for them and I'll stay here. Do you know how much I could get done in my house if I were here alone for even just a day or two? Projects and chores uninterrupted by fighting, feeding, erranding, and carpooling? Now that sounds like heaven to me.
I will consider counseling....
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Oh Sharon! How I love to read your posts! I agree let's send them all away! :)
Brilliant!
AMEN SISTA!!!
I am seriously laughing out loud and agreeing with all my heart and soul! I actually requested this very thing three years in a row for my birthday--my husband taking the kids and going away for just two days--until I realized that my husband was sane and therefore unwilling to go away ANYWHERE alone with all the kids. Ah well, soon enough it will be over and I will be wishing it wasn't... :)
You are so fun to listen to (I hear you when I read the stuff you write!) Keeps a smile on my face. Thanks!
Well, I think we have a men and children's weekend to plan!
Paisley...thanks for the compliment. I'm sorry to say that I don't know who you are though. Please identify yourself so I know who to suck up to for further compliments!!
Um...I just want the comments!
AMEN!!! Seriously, I would be happy with even 3 hours all to myself... oh, the stuff I could accomplish.
From Lacy, who I acknowledge with all my heart, since blogger continues to stupidly cyber-bully her comments:
"AMEN!!! Seriously, I would be happy with even 3 hours all to myself... oh, the stuff I could accomplish."
Funny enough I was just talking to someone about that same idea! She wanted to send her husband away for like a week so she could just be herself and actually get something done without having to take care of someone else. And I have to be honest, if I were to spend 3 weeks in a hotel by myself... I would be bored out of my mind! Maybe that's why she was ready to come home again.
Your idea is definitely better. I think we should institute the Father & Kid Week-long Campout. ;)
Now, I know that as far as having a family goes, it's just Cindy and I, but we are always very very busy as well, and with my uni load at the moment, the only way that I ever seem to be able to get anything done is to take some days off work, (as I have this week) or for Cindy to go to her mothers for the weekend so that I can stay here and write assignments uninterrupted... so I do understand where this is coming from!!
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I hate leaving Molly...but I love having uninterrupted project time. I mean REAL time to get things done. I often wonder if that were to happen if I would actuallly use the time wisely. I might just want a really long nap.
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