Sick and Tired

Well, that about sums it up. I am sick and tired of buying into the belief that a spouse who works outside the home works harder than a stay at home parent. Yeah it's hard to get up and get dressed and go out and work for someone else. But ya know what, it's no day in the park being thrown up on. It's no day in the park because as a stay at home mom I work for a 3 year old and a 21 month old.



What about the fact that I am constantly cleaning, constantly cooking, I never sit down until it is time for me to rock my children to sleep. Instead of enjoying this time, I am making a list of all the things I need to do once my precious children go to sleep.

Many mom's condemn me because I rock my kids to sleep. Well I think I am a genius. Because if I did not rock them to sleep I would have to continue working. I work from morning to bed time. I am fed up and no longer going to make excuses for those people who work outside the home, this home. I dust, clean , cook, do the wash, iron the wash, make the bed, last night I even carried my Liberty up the stairs because she could not make it on her own. I keep an eye on the health of a 3 year old, 21 month and 10 year old cocker spaniel. 2 of which cannot speak! I look for lumps, bumps, ticks and now I am even battling the system over a "supposed" speech problem. I guess a college degree has more clout than a mom's intuition. Leave my kid alone!

I am sick and tired of all of this.



I work longer, I work harder, I do a great job at a job that is never done, never rewarded, never acknowledged.



I work while the working parent spends the quality time with my girls, the time that I don't have during the day because I am brushing 3 sets of teeth, getting 3 bodies dressed, combing 3 very different types of hair. I negotiate, I make deals, I sometimes even win these deals. But even when I lose I still have to show up, I still have to do the work and I don't ever get a day off.



I know I am ranting and probably not making sense. But I am tired of censoring, this blog is supposed to be my outlet. This is how I see it and to those who will complain, well then just don't read what I have to say.