Worst Mother
The kids were on my Mac this morning as I slept in a little longer (1). The two of them came to get me later on, and the older one proceeded to tell me “Mama, I forgot I should not draw on your computer.”
Raised eyebrows, groggy puffy eyed, I said “Draw on my computer? Where and why?”
“I forgot I should not!” He pleaded.
Decided it’s no use to argue without seeing the damage.
Minutes later, I’m very upset. The screen has several long RED LINES across it. I tried to remove them with my dry fingers - nothing.
Frustrated. Stew by self. Sit and read emails, eat breakfast.(2) Still frustrated, having to read through the RED LINES on the screen.
Kids on the floor playing with some toys. “Guys, please take it upstairs to play there” is met with silence. Typical. (WHY do kids not hear us / respond when we need them to???)
I lost it. I went down and cupped his face with my hands “DID YOU NOT HEAR ME?(3) TAKE. THIS. UP. STAIRS. TO. PLAY!”
Traits of Worst Mother:
(1) Sleep in while the kids run rampant.
(2) Eat breakfast at the computer instead of eating and talking to them.
(3) Shouting at the kids.
April 11th, 2008 at 9:58 am
Oh I am so sorry to hear that. Have you managed to get rid of the lines yet?
You are certainly not a bad mother. Your children are lucky to have you as mother.
Hope you have a better weekend tomorrow.
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April 11th, 2008 at 2:08 pm
I had to laugh at the “I forgot I shouldn’t”…that is totally something one of my boys would say
You’re a great mom who had a bad morning.
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April 11th, 2008 at 8:55 pm
AUGH. Did they come off?
And did you forgive yourself and do something fun with them later? *hug*
April 12th, 2008 at 10:23 am
I agree…you are a good mom who had a bad morning. Did you get the lines off? I am trying to think what would work without hurting the screen.
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April 13th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
Girl, we’ve all done that. Don’t beat yourself up about it.
But seriously. Tell me how you get to sleep in!!!
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April 13th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
Oh, and try magic eraser. Or nail polish remover. It worked on ours. It’s happened more than once.
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April 14th, 2008 at 9:27 am
Don’t worry, everyone loses their patience sometimes. Knowing me, I would have probably done something even worse.
April 14th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
*sigh* Can I share your title. I do all 3 of those things all the time
It’s so tough being under the same roof for work, family and home sometimes.
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April 15th, 2008 at 5:44 pm
The classic “I forgot” excuse. Raeven tells me she’s a very forgetful girl. Once she even asked me, “Mommy, I told you I’m very forgetful. Did you forget?!”
Anyone tell u they’ve never had a monster mommy moment (or several thousand), tell her pet owners don’t count.
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October 3rd, 2008 at 12:28 pm
Don’t feel guilty about it! Kids are always forgetful … You were just having a bad day like the above have said
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