How to Survive Life in the Suburbs

I’m Guilty

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I’m pretending I’m doing the South Beach diet with my Hubby but I sneak 1 piece of chocolate EVERY SINGLE day, put full fat cream in my coffee, and I’m pretty sure I’ll be sneaking some popcorn tonight.  (I will have a little bit of guilt about pretending it was the kids that ate it.)

I told the girls they couldn’t have a sleepover AGAIN tonight because their Daddy said so.  Truth is, I’m one exhausted Mama and there is not enough coffee in the world to get me through another sleepover this week. 

I have never let my Hubby seen me shave.  Ever.  We have been married for almost 14 years.  The “how to’s” of  shaving my bits and pieces are my little secret. The thing is I hide these things, well at least I did until I was dumb enough to post about Things Even My Hubby Doesn’t Know.  Guess what?  He read it, now he knows. 

My girls made home made chocolate chip cookies today.  I let them have only 2 after supper, because more then that would be gluttonous  So why didn’t I stop at at umm 3 or at least 4?  Simple.  I have different rules for me, then them.  Is it fair?  Not at all, but they will have to have their own kids to get their revenge.

Tonight, I had a night to myself.  Hubby was away and both girls were at play dates.  I had a date with “Me”. I did very well at first. Did some shopping retail therapy, grabbed a Starbucks, then went home.  I was lonely?  Turns out I am also guilty of being pathetic!  I forget how to be alone.  🙂

So my resolutions.  I figure I can still do the South Beach with the Hubs…with chocolate,  tell white lies about my reasoning for sleepovers and cookie limitations, and practice being alone cause frankly the shopping was amazing.  I may be guilty of these simple suburban sins, but the truth is, I feel no guilt.  That’s how I roll.

    • Comments

    1. Too funny. Chocolate isn’t on South Beach?

      Being alone is difficult when you’re used to the chaos of life as a supermom and superwife. Now that my boys are 17 and 13, I’m finding I have a lot more alone time. Yikes. Are they really off to college so soon? Sheesh. Don’t know how I’m going to handle that one. Guess I’ll cross that road when I get there.

    2. I love dates with “ME”. Mine would have been Shopping, Starbucks and then home ot watch a Lifetime movie. OR skipped shopping and went to the movies. I’m addicted….everyone is addicted to something right? Right? Please say RIGHT…

      Great post…

    3. Of course the rules for moms and children are different! What kind of world would it be if we had the same rules as our children? Total anarchy, I tell you!

    5. This was a fun read. Little white lies can be good for the soul. (I just made that up) I’m just getting ready to start the South Beach diet again. Did it about 6 years ago and loved it. A piece of Chocolate doesn’t hurt!

    8. Okay, I have to know this. How can you allow homemade cookies in the house when you are suppose to be on a diet? I would crumble to temptation!

      BTW, I got my package of Piggy Paints. I was going to email you, but I have been so busy getting my blog transferred over to WordPress. Aiyana cannot wait to try the Glow-in-the-Dark color!

    13. Amen, sister! This post made me laugh because it made me think that we MUST be “sistas from a diff’rent Mr”!

    14. My little guy isn’t old enough to eat cookies yet…but I’m guilty of yelling at my husband for eating too many….mostly because I wanted to eat them myself!