Are you a mum, a maven, a mug or perhaps a combination of all three? I am most definitely all three - varying in proportions of each, depending on the time. In order to determine your identity, let's examine the definitions of each:
Mum - mother, female parental unit, procreater, adopter, fosterer (my definition: nutter)
Maven - an expert or connoisseur, experienced (my definition: sophisticated, amusing ho-bag)
Mug - naive nitwit, believer of falsities (my definition: sweet and trusting)
So, which one(s) are you? Yeah, I thought so. And, don't go on your personal tirade about being a hard-arse and not trusting anyone or believing anything until you've seen it. I know you. You *want* to believe, you *want* to trust - you *NEED* me on that wall! I am your Mug Poster Child.
Moving on: Mums.
Really, what *were* we thinking? Love them? Of course! Love our families? Definitely. All the time? Really? Errr... NO! Oh dear, I sound so dreadfully dark. Not so. I am just a fan of what has apparently become an infinitely unachievable reality - that of "Me-time". Just me, that is. Not me and "Mum, can I have some crackers?" Not me and "Mum, can I get in the bath, too?" Not me and "Mum, why is the door shut?" (you know where I'm talking about.) Enough for today, I wish you Me-time, or would it be Your-time?
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ReplyDeleteYou should add another M.
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Me-Time is essential for ANY mum who wants to stay sane and still like their family at the end of the day.
ReplyDeleteI try to have at least half an hour to myself a day during school holidays. I make sure the kids are fed, clothed and entertained and then I warn/threaten them not to bother me, and then I lie down in the peace and quiet of my bedroom to read for at least half an hour. Without this I would fall asleep/burst into tears/ hit someone by dinner time. My thing is reading, yours may be going to the gym, lying out in the sun for 30 minutes, having a nice long bath.....whatever your thing, try to do it every day to (try and help) stay sane.
It doesn't always work but it doesn't hurt either.