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<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 357920" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>I got up and my three kids were already dressed, feeding themselves breakfast and had taken most of their medications! <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/surprise.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":surprise:" title="surprise :surprise:" data-shortname=":surprise:" /> NOT because it was Mother's Day -- because husband was taking them to a 10:45am showing of Iron Man 2!!! They didn't wish me a happy Mother's Day until just before they left and I asked them to sign the card I'd bought for their grandmother. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> My mom drove up and we went to lunch and an arboretum and had a very nice afternoon together. I got home and left right away to go see Serenityprayer and her difficult child in the hospital. She'd been stuck inside all day, so she and I went to dinner alone (I called my family and said they could meet us there if they wanted to, but they opted to stay home -- just as well). She and I had a very nice visit. Then I went home and walked in the door to chaos -- difficult child 1 harrassing everyone because he never put his patch on today. easy child and difficult child 2 glued to video games. The sink full of dirty dishes. Food and dishes all over the diningroom table. husband didn't cook for anyone -- just let the kids fend for themselves on whatever they could scrounge in the fridge. Laundry was still sitting in the dryer and the washer. difficult child 2's PE clothes needed washing still. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" /> I got everyone's pm medications and sent them to bed, then easy child came out to announce that difficult child 1 had taken saltine crackers and crushed them up in her bed and all over her floor. So then I had to drag his butt out of his room (where he was working on homework he SAID was finished, but was not!) to vacuum up the mess. Then I started washing up the dishes and cleaning up, getting the laundry going again, taking the trash can out to the curb for tomorrow's pickup... grrrr! husband sent me flowers on Friday, but ya know what, I would have been happier with a more timely greeting and a card from my kids in the morning, and a little less mess to deal with when I got home!</p><p> </p><p>I guess I am mostly disappointed that Mother's Day for me was not about enjoying time with my family. It was about enjoying time AWAY from my family.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 357920, member: 3444"] I got up and my three kids were already dressed, feeding themselves breakfast and had taken most of their medications! :surprised1: NOT because it was Mother's Day -- because husband was taking them to a 10:45am showing of Iron Man 2!!! They didn't wish me a happy Mother's Day until just before they left and I asked them to sign the card I'd bought for their grandmother. :frowny: My mom drove up and we went to lunch and an arboretum and had a very nice afternoon together. I got home and left right away to go see Serenityprayer and her difficult child in the hospital. She'd been stuck inside all day, so she and I went to dinner alone (I called my family and said they could meet us there if they wanted to, but they opted to stay home -- just as well). She and I had a very nice visit. Then I went home and walked in the door to chaos -- difficult child 1 harrassing everyone because he never put his patch on today. easy child and difficult child 2 glued to video games. The sink full of dirty dishes. Food and dishes all over the diningroom table. husband didn't cook for anyone -- just let the kids fend for themselves on whatever they could scrounge in the fridge. Laundry was still sitting in the dryer and the washer. difficult child 2's PE clothes needed washing still. :angry: I got everyone's pm medications and sent them to bed, then easy child came out to announce that difficult child 1 had taken saltine crackers and crushed them up in her bed and all over her floor. So then I had to drag his butt out of his room (where he was working on homework he SAID was finished, but was not!) to vacuum up the mess. Then I started washing up the dishes and cleaning up, getting the laundry going again, taking the trash can out to the curb for tomorrow's pickup... grrrr! husband sent me flowers on Friday, but ya know what, I would have been happier with a more timely greeting and a card from my kids in the morning, and a little less mess to deal with when I got home! I guess I am mostly disappointed that Mother's Day for me was not about enjoying time with my family. It was about enjoying time AWAY from my family. [/QUOTE]
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