Mothers Day - From a Mother

For Mother's Day, what I actually want is -

I want to use the loo ....... alone
I want you to get dressed, and not find you twenty minutes later wearing nothing but your underwear and one wellie!

I want you to tidy up your own stuff. How simple is that? Our living room constantly looks like the box of cardboard recycling has been emptied on the floor!

I want to cook a meal (well actually I'd rather not cook!) and have it eaten without fuss.

I want you to sit properly on / or stand properly at, the toilet!  My 6 year old son, is trying to master 'going' standing up. He generally gets the giggles after 5 seconds,  can't control himself and has to sit down in a hurry!

Most importantly........ when you go to bed, go to sleep! Seriously it's the only time I get to just sit quietly, and watch what I want!  If I'm going to tolerate your tantrums over your sock feeling funny, I need some 'chill out' time!

Pretty certain none of the above will happen, on Mother's Day or any other day! 

In fact,  the kids go to a Mother's Day market at school, which basically means I pay for my own Mother's Day gifts!  They get sent through the gate on that morning, with the highest of warnings, not to buy me oven gloves, no matter how pretty! 😂

But lots of love to all the mothers' out there, not just on Mother's Day, but all of the time.

xx