I should preface by saying that I'm not one of those weepy women who get all forlorn and don't know what to do with themselves when their husband is gone and this isn't the first time Matt has left me alone for days with Sammy. But this is what we did while on our own.
1. Made chocolate chip cookies. Matt has been on a diet so I've been trying to keep sweets to a minimum, but I have to say that the day I have to diet is going to be a sad one indeed!
2. Ate nothing but chocolate chip cookies all afternoon.
3. Tried to entertain Sammy. By 6 pm he was completely overtired, I didn't feel well (probably from eating nothing but cookies) and we still had an hour and a half left till bedtime. I felt like all I did that evening was wipe spit-up. Now just the term "spit-up" doesn't quite do it justice, this is not a little teaspoon dribbling down the chin. This is large quantities, on me, on him, all over the carpet and furniture, and he's eating solid foods now. Ok, enough said. Then he had diaper blowout right on me.
4. BEDTIME! Put Sammy to bed, changed into dry clothes, ate my real dinner, watched my chick flick, took a Benadryl and slept for eight blissful hours.
5. The next day went much better, we went for a run, I even got a shower and in the afternoon I dropped him off at a babysitter's while I got a hot stone massage and hair cut!
Ok, this is all a little disconnected but there was a recent conversation on Facebook where someone was talking about how she admires her friends who are single parents because she couldn't do it by herself. A single mom had this comment;
"Girl, I am a marathon trained athlete! As a single mom, I can do work full time, then kids, then clean, then work out, then everything else then sleep! It's a super power that just comes to us"
I'm all for girl power and think that women can do amazing things, but when I read this I thought she was joking. I don't know this woman or her exact situation but I truly find it hard to believe that she accomplishes all that everyday, sorry, I just don't believe it. If any of you out there can do it, please let me know, in the meantime, Matt gets home today and I think I'll let him put the baby to bed:)
5 comments:
I'm with you, 100%, all the way, except that you are probably even better at being a single mom than I am. I like people around a WHOLE lot! There was a reason God intended TWO parent to every household!
Well I don't think the majority of single parents are marathon runners, but I do think you do what you have to do. Sometimes I FEEL like a single parent because Jay has so much going in the evenings and weekends.
We need to clarify...single parent or divorced parent? In my opinion, two completely different things! Divorced parents, (even though they don't think of it this way) get a mini vacation from their "parenting lives," when the kids are with the other parent. While single parents, are super heros in my book! Especially, if they're an active parent!!! I speak from no experience in these two situations because I'm neither a divorced or single parent, but I, just like I-L, have a hubby that's out of town and away from the home often...it's a full time job being an active parent regardless of the marital status!
But, you're right Bets...it would be nearly impossible for this "super-mom" to be SUPER 24/7!! Unless, she's on crack...thus making her not-so-super and more of a super mess! ;)
I got to single parent 5 days a week for about 6 weeks while Troy started his new job and I sold a house. Just getting through homework, meals, and laundry took all my time. By the time Troy would get home on Friday nights, I was more than ready to pass everything off to him for a day or so! It was the longest 6 weeks of my life.
Having been a "single" parent for a year and getting to do it all again soon, it's true - you do what you have to. I think it's possible to do it all when you have ONE child, but with three, I'll be lucky to have them all wearing clothes and having been fed during the day. I'm just lucky that I get to stay home with them while the DH is playing Captain America and not worry about working full time in addition to being mom and dad.
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