I went on a field trip with my son today. All I have to say is... I have no desire to be an elementary school teacher! The group was pretty good though, a small group and they followed directions well. However, once their lunch kicked in... WHOA! That's when I was ready to go.
I just forgot why I initially started this blog... probably because I just got home about 20 minutes ago and all I keep hearing is Mommy can I... Mommy can I... Mommy can we... Mommy Mommy Mommy. LAWD HAVE MERCY!!! LEAVE ME ALONE! ... and you wonder why I don't want to teach kids. Be with them ALLLLL day, and then come home to mine??? Ya crazy.
Well, hopefully I can reel my thoughts back in. While I was driving home, I kept thinking about what my parents went through to give us a good childhood. I am the youngest of six ish (one of my sisters didn't live with us) and I don't know HOW my parents did it. I have two and LAWD! They drive me NUTS! Every day it's... what's for breakfast, what's for lunch, what's for dinner... I'm hungry, I'm hungry, I'm hungry... I know we just had a buffet for dinner, but can we have a snack? How come I can't do this? How come I can't do that? Ugh! We NEVER get to do anything, you NEVER buy us this, you NEVER take us anywhere, we NEVER... we NEVER... we NEVER... FINE! maybe not NEVER but you don't do it ALL the time MOM!
I know I do a lot for my kids... and I also realize that they will never realize it or admit it until they have a kid themselves. That's what I realized today (well probably another day too... but once you have more than one kid, your memory starts to go :) But anyway... my siblings and I all did sports, played an instrument, and I'm sure we drove my parents crazy too. I remember my mother telling us we were ungrateful at times. Looking back... yea we were... at least sometimes. I don't remember my mom or dad going on any of my field trips. Probably because they were working everyday. My kids wear Nike and Jordans... I remember my dad bought me a pair of red ProWings from PayLess shoe store. WOW. My brothers had a FIELD day with that! and joked me til no end. Or what about the day my dad came home with matching shorts and tank tops for my brothers from ShopRite... a GROCERY STORE! and my brother crying because the pair he got was purple. He insisted boys don't wear purple and my dad was like "why not?" LMAO! memories.
So anyway.. I think the point of my blog was... there are many things I choose to do without... just so my kids can have things or do things. Don't get me wrong... the goal is to be able to NOT have to do without and all of us have our share of cake. I just ain't there yet. My parents went through a LOT to raise six kids and put four through college. I think I mentioned in a blog before about how my dad ran me around from track practice, to piano lessons, to gymnastics every week for two years... while attending my brothers' football games, working a full time job as a State Trooper and being a husband to my mom and supporting a family of eight. Crazy! I NOW can empathize... somewhat...but my kids have absolutely no idea what we parents go through. They just don't get it... and I don't expect them to get it... but it will be a very rewarding day... when they DO get it.
So on that note... I'm going to enjoy the rest of my day (here on my sofa) and listen to my kids play, then argue, then play, then argue... when they are supposed to be cleaning their room, and I will stare at the pile of clean clothes in the basket that should be put away one day, wonder what we're going to eat for dinner, paint my toenails because they look awful, hope I don't have any writing deadlines due, and pray my kids fall asleep early... just to get up tomorrow, cook breakfast, prepare for a football game... and then... and then... and then. It never stops... but I wouldn't change it for the world :)
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