A Mommy Story

Aaron asked me last week what I wanted for Mother’s Day. I tried to convince him that the Vera Bradley purse I just bought should count for a gift, but he wasn’t having it.

I know, this is the ideal time to beg for that new gadget or gizmo, when I can say, “But look at how much I do – don’t I deserve it?” But honestly, I really don’t need a gift to show appreciation for the hard work I do as a mother.

I could be rewarded just as much by being left alone. I don’t mean I want the kids to disappear for the day, but I would love it if just for one day, I didn’t have to:

– swipe some small object out of Mira’s mouth before she swallows it (where does she find this stuff?)

– yell at Cordy to “Stop hugging your sister like that! Hugging is nice, but knocking her over from the force of your hug is NOT nice!”

– answer the whisper of “Mommy, I’m stinky.”

– pick the couch pillow up off the floor 100 times a day

– yet again remove carpet fuzz from Mira’s hand before she tries to eat it

– deal with the whine of “I’m hungry!” ten minutes after Cordy stuffed herself with a large lunch

– have my mouse pulled away from me yet again by a baby with an electronics fetish

– play the mind-numbingly dull game of crawl up the stairs then demand to go to the bottom and do it again

– spend an hour trying to find “the green buzzy-bee” Cordy has lost and won’t stop talking about, only to realize it was a toy from school and she knew that it was still at school

– erase Mira’s contribution of letters and numbers from my most recent post

– retrieve spoons from the trash after Cordy tries to help me clean up lunch

I normally do all of these without complaint. After all, they’re my girls and they need me. But I can’t say the thought of them not bugging me for a little while is an unwanted dream.

Surely I’m not the only one who wishes her kids would stop doing specific behaviors for just one day. What do you wish your kids would not do just for one day?

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This post is part of the Johnson’s Baby Cause blog blast from Parent Bloggers. Johnson’s Baby Cause is working to raise money for several charities that promote the health and well-being of mothers and children around the world.