So, let me just put this out there. I am a lazy Mom. Don't get me wrong I love my kids and I provide everything they need, but if it was up to me they could spend the entire day in front of the TV or playing with thier toys in the other room. As long as they aren't crawling up my butt every two seconds I really don't care what they are doing. Before I became a mom of 4 I loved baking and doing crafts with the kids in my family or those of my friends. Now, my kids are luck if I buy the pre-made cookie dough and throw it into the oven (yes, I know I just recently posted the birthday cake I slaved over for my son, but that's just it, it only happens on birthdays). I love my crafting, but I can no longer handle the chaos, fighting and MESS involved in crafting with my kids. Maybe once or twice a year they can convince me to do an art project with them, but it usually ends up with me setting everything up (outside preferably) and then quietly sneaking away. I also hate any kind of clutter. I am constantly throwing everyone's stuff away, yet I let my kids destroy my house on a daily basis while I watch. I then spend the good part of the weekend scrubbing everything back to clean. Kids are exhausting, dirty, smelly little creatures. But, even after all this I know I must be doing something right. There isn't an hour of the day that goes by that I don't have one or more of them hugging, kissing or just wanting to sit with me. I might not be the most active parent, but I sure am one of the luckiest momma's out there and I wouldn't give up my noisy, smelly, dirty little brats for the world.
If you sometimes feel like a lazy, messy parent here's a link to a blog I read the other day that had me laughing out loud! Mommy in Law
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