Confessions of a mom...

I hate parks. OK, hate is a strong word, lets just say if I had a choice I would never go to a park again. Yeah that sounds better.
You see, I struggle with keeping up with three kids, its rough trying to keep an eye on a two year old while the five year old is breaking bones on the monkey bars and the four year old is wandering off in the opposite direction. I admit I am not super mom. I can't bake, I am lousy at doing crafts with my kids and I hate parks. Man my kids need to be in counseling. That is traumatic.  So that's my little confession of being a mom. And I might add that I am a great mom this is just my little not so hidden anymore secret. What's yours?

Comments

[Jen Harris]

Yeah, I would have to say that I am pretty much just like you :)

[shan]

mine is that we eat out more than i cook (i keep saying that will change once we live in a house that has a BIG kitchen with an island)...maybe someday?

[Jamie Ivey]

My secret for the day is that I don't do the follow up stuff that my son's art teacher suggests. Isn't that awful!!! I mean he's only four and he loves art, but I always forget to do the at home stuff!!! I picture the other mom's having "art time" each day!!!

[Jessica]

All parks should have a perimeter fence built around the playground. I force my older two to stick like glue to each other and I take the younger ones. But I am still constantly scanning the park keeping an eye on all four of them and yelling out "where is your brother?" every two minutes. Yuck.

[Lisa]

I hate most kids music. I have found Asheba and Choo Choo Soul to be to be about all I can handle. Thank God my husband will listen to the Toddler Tune stuff, and she gets the adults artists that play guitar and jump around, not to name names, at preschool.

I also use a lot of paper plates and plastic cups.

And I am a great mom too.

[Pearmama]

Sister, if you thing you have a hard time keeping track of your three....let's just say that I leave any park day, birthday party day or shopping day with a flaming knot in the back of my neck.

My thing is I have a hard time keeping track of clipping nails. Okay, do the math...I'm cutting something like 120 nails, not counting my own. LOL Funny when you put it like that, huh? I'm good at fingernails because my peeve is to see little ones with dirty nails. But the toes seem to fall in the cracks. My 6 year old had a toenail that I swear could be in the guiness book of records. ahahahahaha

[Debbie]

water parks....
and
playdough...

[Tamara]

I hate getting on the floor and playing house, cars, ANYTHING...isn't that awful?

[shelley]

i have 5 kids under 5 and i rarely play with them. and i never cut nails either. and sometimes we eat cereal for breakfast. and lunch. and dinner. :)

[donel]

I hate parks too :)

[Joy]

Heather, I will probably be the same way. I will let you know one day! I don't really like them now, so I am thinking that won't change.

[Brandi]

Same exact ones as yours.

[Amber]

The thought of play/mom's groups makes me sweat.

[Husband/Sex Slave]

Wow. You are starting to blog like me. You must be stranded at home with no vehicle or something.

[Dana]

Well, I am a mom of 8...my oldest is 10 and youngest is 1. I don't see what the problem is...I keep up with all my children just fine. They each have their own chores...they cook, clean and do all the laundry so that I am able to sit and watch t.v. like the Queen I am.

If you'd like me to write out some tips I can.

[whittakerwoman]

Shut up Dana! :)
She is lying everyone...
She's our babysitter and the nanny of our landlords.

[Brooke]

Whew! And i thought i was going to have to enjoy doing those things as a mom...i don't like parks either and i stink at crafts, so it's nice to know that one day when i have kids i won't have to love those activities. I thought all moms did, like it's part of being a mom. Glad some things can be left out ;-)

[alicia]

I love going to parks, making crafts, etc... but I dread going with other people (playdates, etc.) I am not a people person so their kids are fine but adults not so much. :( I steer clear of mommy groups and playdates when at all possible.

[deeapaulitan]

*I would rather do everything myself than allow them to learn and grow and have to clean up after them.
*I don't like hotdogs, pb&j, or Mac&Cheese, GROSS!
*Some children's stories are so lame they should be burned in great bonfires the way they did Beatle's albums in the 50's - at least the Beatle's had something relevant to say and a catchy tune.

I am a good mom because even though I can not stand these things, I rely on the grace of God to give me strength to allow them to be kids, and go ahead with them anyway.

[Joanna Kurtz]

I put my 1-year-old in the sink while I get ready in the morning. Yes, she has figured out how to soak herself and sometimes she plays with Daddy's razor, but I get to straighten my hair. :)

[sherryconemac]

not so great mom see i am a step mom no kids of my own i made a very poor choice when i was a young woman in my 20's i had a abortion. Raw is how i fell with my step kids. i try but i don't do a very good job of it. lys.

[Rebecca Moon]

parks make me want to bathe in hand sanitizer.
i hate pretending, and the way kids smell when they come in from playing outside.
and why in the world would you use an easy bake oven when the real one's sitting right in the kitchen? makes no sense.

figured i'd quit lurking and comment. :)

[amanda]

I hate vomit. I didn't think a 7 week old could vomit as much as he did yesterday! Luckily its not colored food yet.
I would also like to know how your posts get 22 comments. I am excited when I have 1. I did find out I have closet blog readers that can't leave me comments because they are not google account holder.

[Rhi]

I don't like bath time. It hurts my back to lean over the tub. However, my son has THICK curly hair like I do so it takes FOREVER to rinse. For the same reason, I also have to condition his hair. More back pain. So what do I do? I bathe him 2 or 3 times a week. horrible i know. i can get away with it until he walks and is into everything. hehe

oh yeah, i suck at crafts too. hope he's not too into them! hehe

[Jill]

Oh, how refreshing to read!

My confession... I can't cook anything more difficult than spaghetti. And even that's a stretch some days. If I thought my kids could grow into healthy adults by eating only Chicken McNuggets, I'd buy my own McDonalds for that sole purpose.