Being a mom is such hard work. I mean both physically and mentally exhausting at times. Today I decided to take the kids to the pizza place for lunch. I had promised the kids all week to go, but somehow always talked them out of it. Since I had nothing important on my plate today, I decided to give it a go, and off we went. Olivia is not so fond of pizza, and usually gets a bit tired around this time of day, but we had fun, and enjoyed our lunch together as a family. I convinced the kids that we should go to Target next, and buy them a new pool. Excited, the kids agreed. I knew I could accomplish a few of my tasks in this store, and the pool would keep them pleasantly occupied. At least I thought so.
The pool I bought them last week at Wal-mart was broken. Obviously there is a hole in the seam, and yes I will get a refund. Everytime I try to let it dry out to repackage the pool, the kids play with the waterhose and get it all wet again. So I decided to buy a new one at Target. The kids were excited and both willing to join me until I diverted my attention to other things. I am trying to buy Olivia a pair of flip-flops for the garden. She always wears her good shoes, and everytime I buy her a new pair, she refuses to put them on. It was no different today. She threw a typical toddler tantrum in the middle of the store. I forced her to put them on, but she immediately took them off again. Aggrevated, and bit worn out, I continued to shop for a few things. Nicolas let me know more then once that he was bored, by huffing and puffing the whole time. When I confronted both of the whiners, I realized that our store visit was just not worth the aggrevation. I put the pool back on the shelf, left the other things at the check-out, and packed both kids in the car and went home, not even stopping at the Ice Cream parlor or the grocery store as I promised. If the kids reacted this ungrateful to the purchase of a $50 pool, then so be it, they just would not get one. Being mom is sometimes such an ungrateful job, but when the kids cannot spend 10 minutes in a store while mom grabs a few important things, then obviously an important lesson has not been taught.
It was not easy for me to leave the store. Besides the fact that I needed toothepaste and a few other important things, the fact that I broke both of their hearts was really hard on me. However, I knew that my kids were acting like spoiled brats, so my obligation as a mom was quite clear. Like I said, tough job, but in the end when my son apologized and told me he loved me, it made it all worthwhile. (Of course, I am no fool, five minutes later he asked whether we were going shopping again?) The test will come tomorrow when we try the whole thing again. I am exhausted already.
Found these lovely dresses on a new blog called Mark it with a B
The pattern is Simplicity 2711. Too big for Olivia, but definitely one
I intend to make in the future. A wonderful blog I truly enjoyed reading.
