It is easy to feel lonely when the weather is grey and foggy in the Bay Area. Everything is geared towards the outside, which implies good weather and this is an anomaly since we never really have very good weather here.
So what do you do when the temperature is hitting freezing and the cold wind is biting your cheeks? Well, playgrounds are out. So is the Discovery Museum and the beach.
And I still haven't signed Leo up for any activities. Or rather, I have, but only for the days he is with his babysitter, since smart-arse over here thought how nice it would be to spend my free days with him without the added stress of scheduled commitments. How nice it would be to just be spontaneous and hang out.
I just happened to forget about the weather. hanging out is not the same if you do it indoors. You soon grow out of your space. Restlessness tend to set in.
And the few friends I have who have kids Leo's age? Well, they were smart. They scheduled activities down to the very last pottery class. Right now they are busy ferrying their sprogs from one place to another. A spontaneous coffee has to be scheduled at least two weeks in advanced.
It's only 11.30. Four hours to go before pick up time at school. And we need to buy bread. That is an added half hour. Maybe we could go pick up deodorant and shampoo form Walgreen's there's another half hour. What am I complaining about - this day will fly by!
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Hi Angry Mother - just letting everyone know that I am back writing my blog, so do drop by and see me again. Disappointed to find you haven't written for a while.
ReplyDeleteWhat a refreshingly honest blog!
ReplyDeleteHi Angry Mother - I just found your blog and it was just what I needed. I have a five-month old baby and I am angry too. Angry that all the people that said they were going to help me out once the baby was here (and I might add I helped babysit their kids in my time, and most of them are family) are too busy now. Angry that my husband does not come home when he is suppose to and pretends that his cellphone ran out of battery so he can get away with not helping out with the baby. I love my boy, but sometimes I feel like when it comes to kids, they always put the all the blame and all the responsability on the mother.
ReplyDeleteHi guys, thank you so much for your comments - to you Anonymous, I would like to sens out an very special cyber hug, it sounds like you need it. What's wrong with your husband? The low battery excuse gets old very quickly. This is a cliche, but force him to go to couples counseling with you - before it's too late!
ReplyDeleteFrom someone who's been there....