HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY to all you mothers out there! I hope the kids treat you right. You should take the day off from all your motherly duties unless, of course, you have little ones and in that case I don't think you can avoid the feedings and care taking unless hubby or some other kind soul is able to take it on. Just let the laundry pile up, leave the dishes in the sink, don't make the beds and enjoy yourself and do what you want. Read a book, take a long bubble bath, get a massage, or whatever makes you happy. Hopefully 'someone' will pick up the slack or, unfortunately, all the work you avoided will only be doubled come Monday. A Mother's work is never done until the kids move out and even then it doesn't always stop there.
My Mommy Dearest is flying in from sunny Florida tonight for a THREE WEEK stay. THREE WEEKS!! Don't get me wrong, I love my mother but THREE WEEKS!! I'm not even sure I'd want my best friend staying with me for three weeks.
I can already feel the tension building and she hasn't even arrived yet. I'm hoping to get through the three weeks without all the usual drama which means I'll need to stay away from the "remember when" stories. I blocked out allot of my childhood memories and the ones I do remember she tells me never happened. I love the way she has been able to revise my childhood to a wonderful happy time when it was so far from it.
I'm going to need superhuman strength to get through these next three weeks as she pushes each and every one of the buttons she installed in me. I usually take some vacation time when she comes up to visit but I didn't do it for this trip. Maybe if I work all day and only see her nights and weekends it won't feel like THREE WEEKS!
I just stocked my house with lots of healthy foods so I hopefully won't resort to binge eating to deal with the stress of having her here for so long. I think it may be a good idea to hit the gym every night after work so I will have less hours of Smothering time.
Wish me luck!
Saturday, May 10, 2008
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Oh dear.
ReplyDeleteReally.
I mean, I love my mother dearly, but at the thought of a full three weeks... oh dear.
Hopefully it will be a wonderfully bonding experience. If not, at least you'll have a lot to blog about. That's not really a positive thought, but blogging about it can prove cathartic.
I've been following poor NunheadMum's encounters with her mother-in-law:
http://nunheadmumofone.blogspot.com/2008/05/great-escape.html
good luck!!
ReplyDeleteWhat is it about mothers and button pushing! It's just incredible how they do it. I think realising it and accepting it is half the battle though.
ReplyDeleteI'm slowly learning to just smile when she does and says things that do my head in. It doesn't always work though! Try to take deep breaths and focus on her good points. Really they have a lot of them when it comes down to it :)