First off, I love my family. I am the only female in my house. Two teen boys, a male dog, and my spouse. It makes for very interesting times. It would make for a good reality show. I know I am not the only mom of boys, but we are so busy, so stressed, so frazzled that it is hard for us to find each other and bond.
So in this episode of Balls....
TEXT: Ma can you pick me up from school
Of course, would I leave my son at school? At the same time I get a call from work, IT emergency. Thus my daily dilemma being a working mom. You truly have to be in the exact same position I am in to understand how difficult and stressful it is to wear so many hats. So this afternoon I am literally in the car with the oldest on a conference call working and wearing two hats. Then he says, "hey Ma, I am going to work out tonight". Ok here is the problem with that. Friday night is family night, always has been, always will be. Oldest will be graduating shortly so we can take one night and spend time together. So my response is, "nope its family night". And to a teen separating him from his friends is the end of the world. Really?!? You text 23.5 hours out of the day anyways, you are always in contact. I said "you know what that isn't right, here are your options, you can stay at home with the family and have family night OR I can punch you in the throat and you can stay at home and have family night. "Let me know what you decide." End of discussion.
Moral of the story: Don't break tradition, work with it.
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