I have a new appreciation for my wife!
 

My wife wasn't feeling well, so I dropped her off at our house so she could rest while I and my 18-month-old daughter went to get some pizza at the local buffet.

After holding my daughter while trying to get MY pizza....

Then trying to feed her at the same time with NO help....

Then filling a to go container for my wife while holding my daughter with 30000 people in line tapping their feet...

Loading my daughter in the car while holding everything else...

AAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love my wife and I hope she never leaves me!

(but she was grateful for the pizza and said "now you know why I don't go out to eat during the day!" LOL)

P.S. This post was not made to get pity, but to pay homage to all you mothers and special honor to ALL single parents who NEVER get a break!!!

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So true!
I rarely went out alone with the kids when they were young but when I did, it was nerve wracking at times.

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Very sweet! :) Moms just get used to juggling many things at one time. I guess we have a built in mechanism that gives us the ability to cope and to multi-task.

We can be in an upstairs bedroom busy - cleaning or whatever - and hear what's going on with a 3 yr. old in the living room, while the husband/daddy sits in a recliner in the same room reading a paper totally oblivious to what the child is up to. Amazing! :)

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You underestimate some of the finer brethren that post here... such as myself... :foottap

:)

Hey - it's great to see you posting more!

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Feli, your Avatar looks like a screenshot from "The Villiage".

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There are some things that only Moms can do and do well at.
Us men can't replace the womenfolk.

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Such as yourself, eh? Haha! Maybe so. I can only go by personal experience and what I've observed over the years. ;)

Thank you, sir!

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seggie, let me give you a hint. The clue to pulling something like this off successfully - a STROLLER :) I never leave home without one for the baby I do daycare for. She's 16 months old. It lets her feel like she's independent while in reality, I still have firm control :) AND I have two hands free if I have to use them, as well as the use of the handles of the stroller to hang things from, the bottom of the stroller to stow things into, etc., etc.

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Village-esque? Maybe. But no, not from "The Village". Interesting movie though.

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I'm laughing! Isn't it crazy how much effort it takes!?

I've been a single mom, to four, since my baby was barely born. He's 4 years old now. But I've been watching a 2 year old and good Lord almighty. How did I ever manage to get groceries, or go to appointments or do ANYTHING when I had 3, 3 and under? Or 4, 6 and under as a single mom? I definitely appreciate those who are in the middle of what I was a few years ago. It's not easy, but I think it really becomes a matter of doing what needs to be done when it needs to be done.

One thing I have realized recently, little kids are absolutely exhausting. This 4 year old thing is cool...he mostly can do for himself and has every desire to do so. He's also no longer suicidal (he's a runner...the multiple times this child made it into seriously busy streets probably took 30 years off my life) so it's fun to take him outside and let him run (where he's supposed to run vs into traffic..lol).

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All this talk about kids....

...try raising a border collie from a puppy! yeesh!

Well, then again, at least you can lock them in a kennel when you need to leave for an hour or three (and not get arrested!). :)

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Having watched my mom do that a few times....I think you might actually have a close approximation there. lol

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My single daughter wrote me a note on Facebook a few days ago. She had spent the day cleaning her apartment. Her note read:

"I worked harder cleaning house on my day off than during the whole week...mom how did you ever keep house so well?"

LOL! :) I had 3 children in less than 5 years and the responsibilities that came with being a pastor's wife. I look back now and wonder how I did it all, but you just do what you have to do. It becomes routine.

Looking back, it didn't seem so hard although I'm sure if you'd asked me then ..... there would have been lots of difficult days and times. In fact I know there were because I kept a journal at times and what I wrote there records some of the frustration, tired out-ness, and the endless laundry, cleaning, meals, etc., etc., etc.

But they were good times. I wouldn't trade those days for anything in this world.

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This is why motherhood is meant for the young!

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Definitely! And good point! :)

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Define "young" please.

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Pre 40 years old- for motherhood!

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young
   /yʌŋ/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [yuhng] Show IPA adjective, young⋅er  /ˈyʌŋgər/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [yuhng-ger] Show IPA , young⋅est  /ˈyʌŋgɪst/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [yuhng-gist] Show IPA , noun
–adjective
1. born after June 17, 1955

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Thankfully my wife is 37! :)

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:ursofunny:ursofunny

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The funny thing is I had to edit. Forgot to include my b.d. in the "young" side! (Of course, the definition may change now and then, depending on how young I feel. ;))

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Haven't got her talked into that next one yet?

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Good job, Timmy! Excellent definition. Especially the date (considering that MY birthday is June 29, 1955)

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LOL! It's funny - and we do laugh about it - but that would be/is Kristin's desicion to make.

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:thumbsup