Saturday mornings....

For some reason, Saturdays are just not good days around here. You would think that after a busy week with lots of errands and commitments, that Saturday would be a good day to unwind. Well guess what?...not so much!! Usually it begins with me being pissed off because I have to get up with the kids at 7 and my husband thinks that getting up early is 9 or 9:30. And then when his Highness does stroll downstairs, he promptly tries to turn the channel to his TV shows. NOTHING will make little kids go nuts quicker than when you sneak up on them and switch their shows off. Kids do actually have eyes in the back of their heads, so even when you think they are not watching something --they really are. And so on that note, we start our day with Daddy getting mad because they won't share the TV, Mommy being mad at Daddy because he is pretty dumb to think you can watch anything other than Saturday morning cartoons and the kids just screaming because golf is on!

So back to my wedded bliss. Then sometime around 10 or so I usually ask my husband what he will be doing for the day. He tells me that he is doing yard work or going to run errands or whatever. The thing that ALWAYS gets me is that it is never a second thought as to what I am doing. here's a big hint Boys, when your wife asks what you are doing for the day, the correct answer should" I don't know what are you doing?" or "Why what were you thinking we shoudl do?" That would imply that both schedules matter and that it is a consensus. Usually I end up thinking..."what about your kids? where will they be going today? Why does he automatically assume that they are my responsibility?"

When he gets up and has to go out - he just thinks he can go. He doesn't even think to say -- "I have to run to Home Depot but what do you have to do.?" Because whatever it is I have to do will have to include the kids right? Apparently there is this rule book that I was not given a copy of. Not knowing these rules usually gets me into trouble. I just always thought you tackled these types of issues as a team.

Here is what people never tell women about having kids. You may think you gave birth to them and they did in fact exit your body on that beautiful day. Well, really they may as well have just stayed in that safe warm tummy--because outside they may as well be attached to you for the next four years. When you go for groceries--they must come along, when you go pee--well they have to come in the bathroom too. No matter what it is you do -- you will always be expected to take that little wee one along with you. It is no longer even an item to discuss. If you are going to get your hair done - well bring the kids along for a haircut too. I once brought them to a Dr. appt where I knew I was going to be told I had pneumonia. The Doctor actually laughed and said "that is the difference between a mom and a dad. You didn't even think twice about bringing to this appt but a dad would have called and cancelled if he had to bring his kids along. I think it is becuase they have a "noodle" sometimes it makes it hard to be sensitive and caring when you have that noodle thing.

Of course you can make arrangements to have someone watch your little angel. But it will almost always be you finding the sitter and you making the arrnagements. And do you know why? because that is how the men in the world want it to be. they are VERY good at refining the art of "learned helplessness". Basically what that means is from a very early age they pretend that "you are so much better at this than I am", "she loves you so much more," "you are so good at this." Hmmmmm let's think about this - isn't it in their best interest to allow the woman to be good at this whole mommy thing - then they don't really have to do much. Yes it is all a conspiracy by the "noodles". If you have a "noodle" then you know all about this!! I will talk more all about this later.....as you can tell Saturday was a pretty crummy day at our house which is why I am "noodle bashing" tonight.