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Weekends. Weekends?!!? Weekends. ahhhhh
Posted by: | CommentsI have always worked part-time odd jobs. I have been a waitress, bartender, tele-marketer, direct sales-woman. Jobs that cause you to work nights and weekends. It always worked out just fine. However, I never really had evenings at home. I never really had an entire weekend free. That was my busy time.
Then things changed.
I no longer work nights and weekends. I work a “normal” schedule. It has taken quite a while for me to adjust to this. I mean …seriously? what DO people do on weekends?!
I am getting the hang of it. Aiden and I sat in the kitchen last night eating icecream and just chatting. We went to yard sales this morning and dug for great finds. We are currently just hanging out watching tv and surfing the web. There is no where to go. Nowhere we need to be.
I have a lightness in my heart. A comfort in my life.
I love weekends.
I never thought that I would say that.
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…
