So I have a lot more respect and understanding for the stay at home mothers of the world. As a working Dad, I find it all too easy to fall into trap of thinking that mom’s have it easy. And while I still hold that even the worst day at home is better than some of the chuckle heads we Dad’s have to deal with at work — staying at home isn’t all bon bons.
Case in point — my wife is watching two other boys for the summer and next school year. They are great boys, all three of them get along great but even the best friendships can become strained when one person has the Yoda light saber that the other wants to use since he is Kit Fisto (jedis).
Its like a constant stream of screaming, running, jumping, negotiating, some whining, some crying all on top of the food requests that never seem to end. Sure there are not any jerks or asshats to deal with like at work, but it is like a fine sandpaper that slowly eats away at your veneer of patience.
Being a stay at home mom isn’t as easy as I once thought, God bless them for their patience. I am still distantly jealous, jealous from afar if you will but like the saying goes — the grass is always greener on the other side of the septic tank.
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