I have a post-Mother?s Day emotional hangover
by Becky Vieira posted in Parenting
I can empathize with Cinderella. The poor thing. One minute she was dancing in a gorgeous gown with a prince. The next she was wearing tattered rags, surrounded by a pumpkin and some mice. It happened immediately, at the stroke of midnight once her special day ended.
It was eerily similar to what happened to me the morning after Mother?s Day. I was Cinderella, the mom version. With a post-Mother?s Day hangover. It's not because I drank too much wine. This hangover is of the emotonal variety.
Yesterday I had all my meals served to me. I changed no diapers for 24 glorious hours. Received gifts, hugs and endless adoration. But it all ended abruptly at midnight. Or rather 4 a.m.
That was the time my son awoke and screamed endlessly. My husband rolled over and mumbled something about a big meeting at work. I dragged myself to his room only to be greeted with a diaper blowout. I changed him, got some poop on me, of course. Cleaned him up, then myself. Finally, in an attempt to get him to go back to sleep, I nursed him. As he sweetly settled into my arms I closed my eyes and hoped we?d sleep that way. Instead, he slowly reached his hand to my other breast and pinched my nipple.
I was officially awake for the day.
I?m the first to admit this isn?t an abnormal morning for a mom. It?s not even a bad start in comparison to some of the days I?ve had. But after Mother?s Day" It was too much.
I needed to be gently eased back into real life. Yes...
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