4.14.2011

the pleasures of being mommed to death

While I want my son (and his wife and children) to read this someday, 
I'm not going to write this one directly to him.



Preface: I do want to be a parent. I do really really love my son. I'm not being ungrateful. I'm just being honest.


There's this thing he's been doing. I'm sure a lot of kids do it. I remember specifically one other time where he went through the same phase. I remember it being among some of the most difficult times of motherhood for me.

I seriously want to just crawl under something and hide... or maybe lick a window.

If I had to give this phase a name I would call it The Incessant "mom" Stage.

This is where everything he says starts with a quick simple "mom?", which translates in no uncertain terms to:
PA
Y-COMPLETE-ATTENTION-TO-ME-OR-PAY-THE-PRICE.

I have a girlfriend, Emily, who is a police officer. She and I have been friends for 20+ years. She wishes we lived closer so we could sneak out for Mamas' nights, have bon-fires and smores with reese's peanut butter cups, and get our boys together to play more often...
And while all of that is true and lovely,
today...
I wish we lived closer so I could pay her to drive over here and take my kid away in the back of her squad car.

If I wrote down every current occurrence of this "mom"-ing within an hours time, I'm pretty sure I could convince any female cop to arrest him, or at least take him for a ride to save us both.



The charges:
Adapted
Parental Chinese Torture Tactic with Attempt to Drive MOM Clinically Insane




Mom? Can I watch a show?


Mom? What is this?

Mom? You HAVE to see what the cats are doing!

Mom?  Can you come here a minute... something is happening with my arm.

Mom? Where is the pug?

Mom? How do I make this work?

Mom? What day is it?

Mom? Remember that time when...

Mom? What does this say?

Mom? Can I have a popsicle?

no.

Mom? Can I get a popsicle myself?

Mom? I can't set up coins on Touch Cats anymore!

Mom? Can I call Dad?

Mom? Have you ever had a feeling like something was pushing on you, but it wasn't?

Mom? I'm thirsty.

Mom? Did you get the mail yesterday?

Mom? Yesterday means the day before today.

Mom? Can I have my popsicle?


Oh, h
ave mercy on my soul!

I'd change my name if it worked, but I already tried that the last time we went through this. I love the kid. I do.

SOMEBOD
Y SAVE ME


3 comments:

  1. this cracks me up...when my kids get on this kick I report that I have changed my name for the day and if they can guess it then they call on me but until then DON'T!

    Gotta love it, gotta love it!

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  2. oh, doll...

    tonight was the night that i should have had the video rolling on emmett for you. i'm so done.

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  3. Oh I am laughing...as a mother of six and been through this stage a couple of times, I can so relate. I wrote a post about "I can't hear myself thinking"....too, too funny! Now one day, believe it or not, but you will sooooooooooo miss this stage. I have four of my six out on their own and you sometimes want to go back and visit these days.

    Enjoy!!

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