All I want for Mother?s Day is to ditch my kids
Photo: Alona Rosenberg
Every year around this time, my husband asks what I might like for Mother?s Day. Which is awesome, because I don?t love surprises. I?m way too practical. I like to be in control of what I get. To make sure I?ll like it, obvi.
On top of that, I?m pretty low-maintenance and kind of cheap, so I don?t want him to spend too much (we have a shared bank account, after all). That?s why my annual request usually looks a bit like this: Let me sleep in, and organize some sort of outdoor family outing.
After all, what kind of mom wouldn?t want to spend quality time with her kids on Mother?s Day, making memories that will last a lifetime"
Turns out, my kind.
See, I?ve given it some extra thought this year, and if I?m being completely honest with myself, what I really want for Mother?s Day is time alone. And I?m not talking an hour or two. I?m thinking three, maybe four hours solo, sans kiddos or husband. Time alone is a rare commodity for a lot of moms. It?s easy for me to go for weeks without having any time for myself.
But I?m completely uninterested in conventional ?me time? activities. Soaking in a bubble bath with candles and music playing in the background" Ain?t nobody got time for that. Curling up on the couch with a coffee and a magazine" Not productive enough for this girl.
My alone-time to-do list looks like this:
Clean my almost-two-year-old?s high chair so I can sell it on my neighbourhood swap-and-sell Facebook group. (Then, ...
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