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The Silence.
Posted by: | CommentsThe hardest thing about shared parenting is the silence. A mother never gets used to the silence.
One minute the house is filled with noise and you have a child whining.
“mom…mom…mom…MOMMMMM”
He is running through the house. Making a mess. Driving me CRAZY.
But the next thing you know there is a knock on the door. A rush to get shoes on and give kisses and hugs. It is a very hustle bustle moment.
And, then the door shuts.
And that first moment when you are standing there in the middle of your living room and it is completely silent. and you think….”What now?”
That never gets easier.
I love my life. I love that Aiden gets the best of both worlds. I would not change it if I could. But the silence…oh the silence…
Friday Night Fun
Posted by: | CommentsI became a mother very young. I remember holding my newborn and watching my friends get ready to go out for the night. I remember them putting on their makeup and dolling themselves up with makeup while I dreamed of the day I could shower again.
At some point in the past years things have changed. I no longer watched my friends being young in envy. I became content in the security and love that filled my life.
It is Friday night. I am sure many of my friends are getting ready to head out on the town. Do you know where I am?
I am baking cookies with a pretty happy little boy.
and there is nothing you could say to convince me that being young and wild is better than this.
This is the best Friday night I have had in a long time.
And chocolate chip cookies are the perfect ending to a day stuck in bed with the flu.
