Mommy Matters: Kids will be kids

Thursday, October 28, 2004

Kids will be kids

Being the very type A personality, anally retentive person that I am, I really enjoy order in my life. (I don't have any, but I do enjoy it when it happens). Being a SAHM, I realize that order doesn't really come with the job description. I honestly don't understand why, though.

I mean, seriously, why can't a 3 year old see the fun in playing with one toy quietly and orderly, and then putting it neatly away before moving on to another? Why can't she see the absolute luxury of a 3 hour nap, and take advantage of it before the demanding schedule of preschool is upon her?

Why can't a 16 month old see that climbing the furniture to get at every breakable object in the house isn't a productive use of his time? Can't he see that working quietly on a puzzle will really better prepare him for the cold, harsh world?

And while we're on the subject, why can't a grown man find the garbage can two feet away from him when he has trash in his hand? How in the world does a 31 year old misplace his wallet and keys EVERY DAY? Does this make sense to anyone else?

Come on people, let's get it together just a little - for Mommy, okay?

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Is there such a thing as order? Order in my house IS chaos. We only have a daughter and how I manage is beyond me. I am that person who loses her keys and cell phone EVERY SINGLE DAY. It annoys me more than it annoys my husband. I want to have a place to put my keys when I walk in the door, but I forget to put it there because the first person I see is my daughter grinning from ear to ear happy to see mommy is home and everything else goes out the window (including my keys - I should look in the bushes).

Goldberry
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By Anonymous, at 1:03 PM

but ... but ...

You just CAN'T play with only one toy at a time!

and ...

It doesn't look breakable from here!

and ...

I forgot it was there!

goes along with ...

That's not where I thought I put them!

;)

-G

By DementedPhotographer, at 2:41 PM

Sounds like my life...

Amanda

By PetiteMommy, at 8:54 PM

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