Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Those days

Every now and again, I experience days where I feel like I have no business raising my kids. Sometimes, those occasions are so demoralizing that I just throw my hands up in surrender like a Frenchman, turn my kids over to someone who knows what they are doing, and spend the rest of my life living under a bridge under the assumed name of Javier the Tramp, whose days consist of shouting matches with rats and perfecting my recipe for hobo chili, and avoiding getting shanked for my shoes at night... A relatively stress-free life when compared to raising two girls.
I often think to myself, "how do the 'perfect' parents do it?" (More realistically, 'perfect' moms... We stay at home dads are still a very small minority) what is the secret to living a life that would appear to have been plucked directly from the pages of Pinterest. How does one keep a child entertained while using television as a 'rare treat' reserved for milestone occasions, and only then for a half hour at a time? How do these moms get anything done around their houses? If it weren't for the Busytown Mysteries and the various programs on Disney Jr., my house would look like it belonged in an episode of hoarders.
Aside from TV related questions, I often wonder how they, not only get their kids to eat their vegetables, but also have time to do creative and fun things with their meals to get their kids to eat them?
I've gotten so off track that I had to go back and re-read the beginning of this post to remember what the hell I was writing about! Looks my Adderall has worn off! To my original point, raising kids is a really f##king difficult job. Anyone who tells you otherwise has never really had to do it.  There is no time off, even if you are out and the kids are with a sitter, your mind is still with them more than 50% of the time. You're always on call, and there is always a part of your brain that is thinking about a worst case scenario and how to deal with it if such an event arises. The worst part of the deal is what seems like a complete lack of respect from your societal peers and even your family.

Wow, I feel like I have just wasted your time! Sorry for the incoherent ramble session. It's been a long day and as I stated earlier, my Adderall has worn off.


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