Monday 13 June 2016

2 hours..it's not a lot but it's plenty!


I love my kids, that's a-given. And I love being a mum. Sometimes though I want to scream my fucking head off!

Sometimes as I read A Squash And A Squeeze for the 30th time in a day (which I do in an hilarious yet brilliant welsh accent which I have perfected) I consider stabbing myself in the eye with the nearest Schliech dinosaur or farm animal or kudu or whatever the fuck that is.

Sometimes the idea of watching Toy Story or bloody Kung Fu Panda makes me want to scratch the skin off my face!

Sometimes as I sing sleeping bloody bunnies for the millionth time in a row I feel like pouring my once boiling hot cup of tea over my head in exasperation.

I don't know why some parts of parenting make me want to harm myself in such alarming ways but it does.

2 hours. 2 hours though seems to be enough to curb the urge to try and self mutilate with a Duplo block.

Unfortunately 2 hours is hard to find with small 2 small children. They rarely nap together and if they do there is shit to be done. Washing needs doing, dishwasher needs loading, kitchen needs cleaning and by the time it's done the 2 hours is more likely to be 5 minutes and a cold cup of coffee.

But when I do get it, when the stars align, the kids magically sync their naps and the clothes, well, stay dirty, it is sodding bliss.

2 hours to do whatever, to do nothing. In the quiet. With no lovable animated character or book with pictures in it, no song that requires actions. It is amazing. It's like hitting reset on my nerves.

Bring on the books, the games the songs. Fuck it, bring on meal time!

Give me 2 hours and I can take on anything!

12 comments:

  1. Two hours sounds like bliss. Sometimes a 5 minute loo break behind a locked door is a life saver too though 😁

    #fartglitter

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    1. ...and a pencil is also nice! (Random Bernard and the genie quote!)

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  2. Hahahaha this is amazing mostly because I only have one with one on the way and I'm seeing what I'm in for lol
    L X
    Http://workingmumy.blogspot.com
    #Bigpinklink

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    1. hope you have a microwave for the cold cups of coffee!!

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  3. Oh I can only imagine, ha! I rarely get 2 hours alone but when I have a couple of hours with 1 child it's bliss and I'm like a mad woman racing around trying to get jobs done. I have to agree about a squash and a squeeze though......I can recite the damn thing word for word now! Thanks for linking up #bestandworst

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    1. there's No need to grumble, there's no need to grouse! haha! thanks for the comment!

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  4. Two hours is pretty rare, and I only have the one little one at the moment! Give me an hour and im a happy lady. Although I usually end up spending it trying to catch up with house stuff and regretting it. So maybe I do need two hours and then I can get everything done for once rather than having to choose! Emily #bestandworst

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    1. No no no my petit canard! fuck the house stuff! If you ever see the elusive 2 hours they need to be spent on you!!! thanks for stopping by! x

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  5. I am definitely a better mother after some alone time. Although you can get too used to it and then I tend to find it even harder to deal when I have them again! Can't win. Thanks for linking up with us! #bigpinklink

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    1. haha! I will never get too used to me time!

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  6. Two hours sounds like it needs to be doubled at least.

    We seem to have passed the golden time when they napped at the same time. Now nap time is forbidden and the first to fall is yelled at until they wake up. I have no idea why.

    #BestAndWorst

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  7. Two hours sounds like it needs to be doubled at least.

    We seem to have passed the golden time when they napped at the same time. Now nap time is forbidden and the first to fall is yelled at until they wake up. I have no idea why.

    #BestAndWorst

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