3cubed

Friday, March 14, 2003

 
Boy do I need a drink!

First let me say that I love being a mom. I feel like it was my purpose in life. Maggie is the center of my life & the best thing that ever happened to me. But today I had one of those days where I asked myself, what exactly was the reason you had a child?

I was scheduled to be off from work today, but I was going to go in anyway. However when I woke Maggie up, I discovered she had a really bad rash. I had to keep her home Wednesday because she has a few different things going on & I thought the rash might be a reaction to the medication. So I stayed home & took her back to the doctor where we had to wait two hours because we were being worked in. She has been cranky all day but she was good in the doctor's office considering our wait so I took her to Target to get her a Sleeping Beauty doll that she's been wanting. We came home & she put on her Sleeping Beauty princess dress & then put in the Sleeping Beauty movie. I fell asleep in the couch watching the movie with her, but she never did, so no nap today.

Then my mother came home & the chaos began. She started screaming (she's always screaming about something) that I didn't clean up any of the boxes today. Then Maggie really started being a brat because she usually gets her way with my mom. She's pretty good when it's just me & her, but as soon as my mom gets home, she's like a different person. Eventually my mom gets tired of giving in, then starts screaming at me because Maggie won't listen. DUH! Then my dad gets pissed & starts yelling at me to control my kid. So I took her new doll away & told her when she could behave she could have it back. She had a tantrum, I sent her to her room. At this point she screamed, "I hate you people! I don't want to live here anymore! I want a new family!"

So just to reiterate, why was it again that I wanted a child? I need a drink & I need to get out of this crazy house.
Tina 8:21 PM