Is it wrong that I just semi freaked out on someone else's kid? Because I did, and I feel a little bit bad but FOR THE LOVE OF GOD I AM TRYING TO FRICKEN WORK AND I'M SICK AND TIRED OF HEARING STORIES ABOUT MY KIDS GETTING PUNCHED AND PUSHED. I'M SICK AND TIRED OF KIDS WHO NEED FRICKEN CONSTANT NEVER ENDING SUPERVISION WHO DO MEAN THINGS TO OTHER KIDS THE MINUTE THEY THINK NO BODY SEES. I'M TIRED OF JULIA FIGHTING WITH CHUCKIE AND I'M TIRED OF TRYING TO DO 15 THINGS AT THE SAME TIME.
Got it? Sick and tired of it. So KNOCK KNOCK, he comes over every 10 minutes. Julia delivered the news that she can't play right now and why and Chuckie starts with his "i'm never ever going to play again then" shit and I LOST IT. I'm trying to do my fricken report and I'm sick of the never ending knocking because eventually there is tattling.
So I marched over and said "CHUCKIE. I'm tired of hearing you say mean things. I'm tired of you punching Julia and of her being mean to you, so you guys are having a break. I'm TRYING TO WORK." He went away. Then I felt bad but F*CK I'm sick of having to hear tattling and be on the lookout for the next lie, the next shove, the next whatever. I'm tired of kids who have to be watched all the damned time!
I'M TIRED OF WORKING AND TRYING TO BE A PARENT AT THE SAME TIME.
The! END!
Guaranteed you'll be tired of watching other people's kids even when you don't have the other job. Our children are always less guilty than other people's children. Even when they aren't. Of course this isn't true, but we love our kids and know them better and feel more deeply for them.
ReplyDeleteProbably true...however, there WILL be something to be said for being PAID to watch other people's kids as opposed to all the free time I've been giving away. :D And it will be loads different not having to be tied to my work also. I love teaching children and I can't WAIT! AND I will NOT have the neighbor children over when I'm "on the job" (day care) since they will not be paying me and I can't go over the amt of kids. That is going to be very helpful. I totally look forward to never having to say again "no, honey, I can't play. I'm working." "SHHHH! The phone is ringing, not a sound out of any of you!" or "I know you're hungry but wait, I have to send this report." FREEDOM!
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