How to Survive Life in the Suburbs

Is Mother’s Day Like New Years Eve?

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All the build up, all the anticipation! I think I expect too much.

It will be a perfect day.

Your children will behave like angels.

You will be the perfect Mama.

The house will be calm and serene.

You will get to sleep in.

There will be cards and maybe a gift.

You will plan and attend the perfect brunch.

You will deliver flowers to in-laws with a smile.

You will have quality time with your children.

For the first time in months you will not have to worry about what is for dinner.

The day will be, revitalizing, full of hugs and love, stress free and you will never want it to end.

ERRRRK. Reality Check Baby.

Got that sleep in.

Cards, flowers and gifts that left me in tears. In a good way.

Then…

My daughters had a nice squabble over who’s turn it was on the computer.

There was a pre-pubescent melt down because BlueEyes still had NOTHING to wear.

Nobody wanted to have a shower. Not until they stomped their feet and made their point. Not happy.

I raised my voice and begged them to hurry up, then sighed when I saw their clothing choices. Then felt very very bad about that.

We were the last one’s to arrive at the brunch we organized. I drank a boatload of coffee. A smart girl would have made it Irish.

On the way to deliver the flowers to the in-laws, had a wee difference of opinion with my Hubby. There is a mood killer.

On the way home I learned I needed to decide what was for dinner. Their hearts were in the right place, but everyone wanted something different, so I couldn’t win there!

Quality time with the kids? When? Between visits and errands? Not today.

I ate so much! Quite piggish actually. No room for dessert. The children are once again disappointed with me. I hate this more then anything.

Finally everyone is tucked in bed.

SweetGirl felt sick. mmm Yep, she ate too much too.

Watched the Amazing Race and the Cowboys lost! WHAT!

Off to bed to sleep off another Mother’s Day.

Tomorrow, I get to clean up from having a day off.

Yeah Me.

Next year I promise to just look forward to the cards, the gluttony and the love. My Hubby and babies never let me down.

Hope you all had a joy filled Mother’s Day.

    • Comments

    3. Yes…. I think we all have to clean from yesterday…something is wrong here…I used to go out with friends and other mothers..and have lunch and drinks on balcony’s…but that was considered rude to my family…so now I hang with them and its great but, cant we have the first part of the day on MD with the fam…and the rest of the afternoon/eve spent dining, dancing and drinking with friends..Woo..Hoooo…and come home to a clean and sparkling house..!

    4. As a special treat to myself, I did not do any dusting on Mother’s Day. Toilets, floors, laundry,counters, etc., however, were done.

    5. Mother’s Day is the best, even if it’s not perfect. Sleeping in, pancakes, gifts, love, ahhh. However, my little girl is STILL in her terrible twos, and that didn’t change on Mother’s Day. 🙂

      Hope it was a great day for you! You deserve it.

    6. I always think I am the only one who has a day like that! Okay my husband will not go out on Mother’s Day because of the crowds.
      So we do our Mother’s Day kind of like Christmas Eve, we celebrate it on Saturday every year. Then on Mother’s Day I can do whatever I please and not be disappointed.

    7. I am already making my plans for next year…while I clean up the mess from yesterday. This one’s going on an excel spreadsheet and will have a timeline and everything….oh sorry, there goes that dream again (-:

    9. You know, I think that I do this with EVERY holiday. When will I ever learn. I can say, however, my boys were very well behaved… the gifts were great… the cookout at my mother in law’s was nice BUT… my newborn (who seems to like screaming his lungs out for 2 hours a night) didn’t get the memo… 8pm he was letting me know who was in charge… for about 2 1/2 hours. 🙂 Maybe it was a mother’s day bonus!

    10. Yes! I feel the same way about Christmas as well – I always enjoy Christmas Eve far more than Christmas Day.

    11. my nine year old made his first communion in the morning. then we had brunch at my favorite mexican restaurant and ate way too much, blah. i hated myself after that!
      then i had to go home to take a little nappy.
      happy mother’s day!