As I was trying to get C into his room for quiet time this afternoon he called out from his room: “But I need mommy time!” EXCUSE ME? This was a statement worth pursuing.
Mommy: “You need WHAT?”
C: “Mommy time.”
Mommy: “What do you mean by that?”
C: “You know. Mommy time.”
Mommy: “Why don’t you explain it to me, just to be sure I understand.”
C: (big sigh) “I’ve had a lot of playdates and soccer and school and stuff and I just need some mommy time.”
Mommy: “Well, that’s what you’re getting. Time alone in your room to play what you want how you want it.”
C: (big eye roll) “No silly. Mommy time means I get to hang out with you!”
Apparently Mommy and C have VERY different ideas concerning the definition of “mommy time.”
Laughing. Yeah, my son also needs a regular dose of “mommy time.” On the one hand — how sweet! On the other hand, could I get five minutes to myself? Just five lousy minutes??
All I ask for is a chance to pee alone. Never happens. A now thinks the potty is the coolest thing ever and has even taken to sitting on my lap and giggling WHILE I pee (yes, I indulge her way too much). One would think it would make her an easy potty train…I can have dreams I suppose.