...using the TV to quiet my littles, especially when I'm alone all day with all five.
...giving Anna whole milk, on accident. Just barely an ounce with about 3 ounces of breast milk. Felt horrible and guilty for days...way longer than she felt "sick".
...not leaving the house for days, maybe even a week at a time.
...taking a nap almost every day.
...not answering the phone, because I don't feel like using another ounce of energy to talk to anyone.
...choosing the longest lines at the store just to have a few more minutes to myself.
...giving PB&J a few days in a row for lunch.
...bribing my girls with french fries. They don't get them often and it's a perfect way to get them to leave the park, come inside, leave the pool, ect...
...being jealous of the "freedoms/hobbies" my husband has while I manage everything.
...not nearly spending enough time taking care of myself, like I should.
...feeling guilty about everything I do as a parent, most days.
...skipping meals because I just don't have time to eat and I don't have the energy to make something.
...eating way too much sugar! Just ask anyone who knows me!
...wishing I was brave enough to go away alone to do nothing but relax....on a beach...in the quiet. Too much guilt about leaving my babies with anyone but their Momma.
...feeling like there will never be enough money and getting sad when I can't do/take/let my girls experience something because it costs too much, right now.
...really not liking what five kids in 2.5 years has done to my body.
...fantasizing about the day I get to take my five little princesses to Disney!
...not remembering what life was like when I just had three little babies.
...not praying enough.
...eating summer tomatoes like apples. CAN.NOT.GET.ENOUGH!
...wanting my house to always be perfect, or at least seem that way.
...being scared of change. For example, making the plunge to move to PA.
...getting mad at our dog or cat because it's jut one more thing to take care of!
...listening to the conversations my neighbors have on the phone, while they are sitting on their deck. Ha!
...leaving wet laundry in the washing machine too long and then having to re-wash it.
...not having enough patience.
I am guilty of lots of these things as well. Course I do not have five sweet girls. Only one! :)
ReplyDeleteWow! I could have wrote this post!
ReplyDeleteI feel you, and I only have one, so you certainly get a pass! Oh, and the summer tomatos... me too! I stand over the kitchen sink with a tomato in one hand and a salt shaker in the other.
ReplyDeleteGuilty of most of the above!! Especially the part about not taking care of myself. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteYou sound like a normal mama to me. :) Five in 2.5 years?! I take that back, you're super mama. I'll have three under the age of two come September, and that intimidates me. You amaze me!
ReplyDeleteI am guilty of a lot of those. You aren't alone...very 'normal.'
ReplyDeleteI'm guilty of a lot of those too and I only have twins! You are super Mama for sure!
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