Warning: this could be the worlds longest post. Just kidding. No really, it could be if I wrote about all of my parenting flaws. Today though, we are just focusing on one. A big one. One that gets the best of me a lot. Ok . . here it is . . I'm a loner. I absolutely, totally love to be alone. I love silence & calmness. I often have to sneak away to my room during the day to be alone even for just a few sacred minutes. My children however, do not know the meaning of a loner & how much that loner loves to be alone. We're working on it. I'm giving in a little, but they haven't caught on to the concept that sometimes Mommy needs a little timeout of her own.
I had a light bulb moment regarding this whole thing tonight - We {Brock & I} haven't made time away from our children a priority. It's one of the cons to living away from grandparents. We are always with our kids- you know the old saying Absence makes the heart grow fonder . . . well, I'm not too fond of them these days which tells me I need to be absent some. Also, I believe it's a lie we have bought into that everything has to center around family. Sure our family is important. The well being of our kids is important, but not at the expense of raising kids who think the world revolves around them. So, how do you other moms do it? How do you get away without spending $? What are toys/games that your kids play alone? Anybody know the name of good babysitter . . .
