The sky turns to gray, then lavender, then black. The
distant concrete jungle becomes a silhouette.
Being a full time mom while doing a full time
school and working full time, catches my breath… the fatigue has now become
second nature. Here and now, am in love, like never before!
Some days it’s fire, some days it the hose! It’s messy
and it’s magic.
It’s brutal and brilliant.
The night arrives softly, filled with the
trilling of cicadas and the soundless fluttering of moths wings. I have been
exceptionally thin skinned lately...
But, then, am becoming adept at being a bad-ass mommy! This almost-balance, this in-motion, this push-pull, this abundance of giggles, even the melt-down tantrums, makes me what I am!
But, then, am becoming adept at being a bad-ass mommy! This almost-balance, this in-motion, this push-pull, this abundance of giggles, even the melt-down tantrums, makes me what I am!
A list of little boy awesomeness:
* Mud and dirt is meant to be played in. Let him.
Let the laundry pile up. No one will remember clean laundry; mud monsters on
the other hand: totally epic.
* Extra bubbles in the bathtub. So what if his
hair doesn’t ever get perfectly clean? There’s always next time.
* Make soup. A 2 yr. old can do a number on lettuce
with a butter knife. Also: they’re more careful than you’d think, and growing
boys who turn into men who can cook = lovely.
* New couches are overrated. Keep the one you
have. Buy throw pillows. Let him throw. Up and down. Science happens here!
* Chocolates called by their shapes. Let him make
a mess, click pictures! Extra tissue papers + a little water works wonder.
* Match box cars, pint sized super heroes, board
books. Classic!
* Say yes. Keep videos on loop and let him mouth
the dialogues and songs. Cheer with him if he likes something.
A gleeful 2 year olds laugh ringing through your
apartment is worth anything under the sun!
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