My name is Mandy…and I am currently writing to you from my bathtub…
Yes…you just read that correctly. I am currently located in the bathtub of the hall bathroom. The lights are off, the door is partially open, the shower curtain is closed and I am sitting in the bathtub-fully clothed-with a mug(yes, a mug-because Thing 2 has not washed dishes) of Kool-Aid (in which there may or may not be a little bit of adult beverage mixed in) and typing away on my iPhone. Why am I in here you ask? Well-let me tell you…I am hiding from my kids. This Mommy is frustrated. If I put myself in “time-out” in my bedroom, kids will walk in. If I lock the door, kids will knock repeatedly. If I hide in the bathtub with the shower curtained closed-they cannot find me. Sure they might pop their head in the bathroom in their search for me, but they will not make the effort to pull the curtain back and see if I am in here…its Mommy’s favorite hiding spot from the world.
Do I feel guilty about hiding from my kids? No-not at all. Not even a teeny tiny bit.
They have food, water and shelter. The can survive 15 minutes while I take a break.
#noregrets
This is my current version of “self-care”.
Just me and my "maybe adult" Kool-Aid.
This Mommy is only one person. She works full time, has a gazillion kids, 2 dogs, a small business and still has not quite transitioned from night shift to day shift. This Mommy is tired. She does not want to remind children to do their chores. She doesn’t want to argue about who made the mess on the floor. This Mommy has no desire to watch another YouTube video of little kids and their parents opening packages of toys or watch Stampylonghead play Minecraft. Nor does she want to look at another meme right now.
This Mommy wants some peace and quiet…so I hide…in the bathtub. Did I mention I am still in my scrubs and an old pair of Nikes?
So here I sit. I can hear a kid singing along to a Minecraft video, a chow barking, a kid yelling at his Xbox, and I can hear movement in the hallway…the door just swung open…but no one walked in.
“I am currently the reigning hide and seek champion of the house.”
