"Mommy ... Mommy ... Mom..."
How can one child bug me so?
I am school-ready!
Seventh birthday first,
one week away from today --
too tired to plan!
Love to hear him laugh,
and he's been a real trouper
on lots of long walks.
But -- I can hardly
think straight all day long with the
TV-buzz background.
Need some quiet time
so I can think about life
and what to do next.
How can one child bug me so?
I am school-ready!
Seventh birthday first,
one week away from today --
too tired to plan!
Love to hear him laugh,
and he's been a real trouper
on lots of long walks.
But -- I can hardly
think straight all day long with the
TV-buzz background.
Need some quiet time
so I can think about life
and what to do next.
I am so ready for school to start. DuckyBoy is too, I think. We've been into Manhattan, around our neighborhood, and he's watched a wide variety of Transformers videos (from the cartoon series to toy demos on YouTube) for about as much as any human can stand.
I'd like to make sure we get all those little "We'll do this in the summertime" things done, like visit Governors Island and ride the "NYC Ducks" land/water tour, in the next couple of weeks. But frankly, by the time I get him into bed, it's all I can do to pick which DVR'd show to watch.
As a loyal member of Bossy's Poverty Party, I've been buying school supplies on sale all summer long, so I don't have a big expense for that. And DB's all set for clothes, I think.
We've even set a budget for his party and gifts that should be easy to abide by. But making the mental effort to find what he wants, which is only available online, and order it without feeling ripped off? Exhausting!
I'd like to make sure we get all those little "We'll do this in the summertime" things done, like visit Governors Island and ride the "NYC Ducks" land/water tour, in the next couple of weeks. But frankly, by the time I get him into bed, it's all I can do to pick which DVR'd show to watch.
As a loyal member of Bossy's Poverty Party, I've been buying school supplies on sale all summer long, so I don't have a big expense for that. And DB's all set for clothes, I think.
We've even set a budget for his party and gifts that should be easy to abide by. But making the mental effort to find what he wants, which is only available online, and order it without feeling ripped off? Exhausting!
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4 comments:
First, thanks for hosting again.
Second, I have so much respect for parents these days. It's SO massively expensive to raise kids. I don't know how you do it. While my house was being built, I lived with my brother and his family for a while. It seemed like the kid came home every day with some request from the school for money to cover this and that. Nickel and diming all year! Like I said, I don't know how you do it!
Tink *~*~*
Solace in Japan at EPCOT
Lovely 'ku ... I'm sure many parents identify about now and, of course, life IS about 'balance' after all. We can't give to others what we don't have ourselves and quiet time is essential ;--)
Thanks again for hosting. I published a Haiku Sky Watch Friday last night at Happily Retired Gal and am in the process of creating another at Sacred Ruminations though I may need to finish AFTER my morning swim.
Hugs and blessings,
Light week this week! I posted DuckyBoy's haiku, we wrote it together -- he's very verbal but he's not THAT precocious.
Thanks for hosting...sorry I'm late but had to visit a friend at the hospital and WiFi did not work there for whatever reason...
I enjoyed your 'Ku!
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