Theory that two kids are easier...

Let's go ahead and bust this myth. When you have one child, every parent that has two tells you it's easier to have two because they play with each other. Do not believe this! They are just telling you this to get you to buy the ticket to crazy town. I will repeat, they are lying straight through their teeth. I think they want more people in their club.

So, when I had one child I did not know how easy I had it. Don't get me wrong, one is hard; but two, I can't even begin to think about the ones who have three, four, and five. Now that I have two, there are about 30 second long breaks. You put one down, you sit on the couch and relish the quiet and just breath in and out and wait for the call to action. One down and one up, rinse and repeat this over and over again. There is no sitting on the couch for you. "Mommy, I need this"; "mommy, I need that". I know this will go away when I do not have small children, but for now this is my destiny. The constant struggle of trying to find enough quiet minutes in the day.

I laugh because people can't wait for the weekend, not me. I love my work. I love the quiet and peace of the day. They make you sit in your chair in one place all day. For me, this is a fabulous thing. I never get to sit in one place for more than 5 minutes at home. I mean they pay me to sit still. There is no one saying, "I'm hungry" or "I'm thirsty". Three day weekends are killers. I have caught myself counting down to the time I'll be in my happy quiet place at work. I can say butt and stupid all day long, as these are adult words. Don't get me wrong, I love my children, but they sure are needy. I think that being a working mom is easier than staying home. Props to all you moms that can do it. Matisse and I need our time apart, we have a better relationship for it.

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