Scene: Playing with the baby in his room. He was trying to climb onto his scooter toy, while holding a book and reaching for a ball.
B-rex: Why can't he get up there?
Me (shaking head): D-man hasn't learned that you can't do it all.
Wow. Profound.
At thirty-seven, I'm not sure I've learned that you can't do it all. I think back to this spring:
That would seem to any sane person to be enough going on.
Not me. I decided that coaching the middle school girls soccer team would make my life perfect. That meant practice every day after school until 4:00. Games on Mon/Wed after school. When the parents were on time to pick up their daughters after practice (HA!), I had an hour and 30 minutes to pick up all three kids, get them home, fed, changed, and back out the door to practice.
My life was insane. Completely, bat guano, insane. And I did this for just over 3 months.
I was ragged. Tired all the time. Eating fast food because there was no time to cook. Irritable as all hell. Occasionally, I would ask my mom to pick up and take to practice. And Weston would meet me at one of the boys practices (usually Lil C's) and take over so that I could go home to deal with the baby.
When will I learn that you can't do it all? Seems like never.
Have you learned that you can't do it all? What's your secret?
B-rex: Why can't he get up there?
Me (shaking head): D-man hasn't learned that you can't do it all.
Wow. Profound.
At thirty-seven, I'm not sure I've learned that you can't do it all. I think back to this spring:
- Lil' C was playing travel soccer. Practiced every Tues/Thurs evening and had games out of town on most weekends.
- B-rex was playing rec soccer. Practiced every Mon evening and had games in town on Saturday mornings.
- I had an infant. Who couldn't walk for most of this time span and was still eating baby food that I made.
That would seem to any sane person to be enough going on.
Not me. I decided that coaching the middle school girls soccer team would make my life perfect. That meant practice every day after school until 4:00. Games on Mon/Wed after school. When the parents were on time to pick up their daughters after practice (HA!), I had an hour and 30 minutes to pick up all three kids, get them home, fed, changed, and back out the door to practice.
My life was insane. Completely, bat guano, insane. And I did this for just over 3 months.
I was ragged. Tired all the time. Eating fast food because there was no time to cook. Irritable as all hell. Occasionally, I would ask my mom to pick up and take to practice. And Weston would meet me at one of the boys practices (usually Lil C's) and take over so that I could go home to deal with the baby.
When will I learn that you can't do it all? Seems like never.
Have you learned that you can't do it all? What's your secret?
1 comment:
I still think I can do it all, it's part of being a mom. Ask any mom they will tell u the same
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