LJ9 - Week 7 - No Real Mom

[alycewilson]

This is my entry for this week of LJ Idol, Season 9. Please check out the entries of my fellow competitors and consider joining the therealljidol community. This week's topic was "No real Scotsman."

Comments

[kajel]

This, all of this. I can relate to so much of this. ;) I believe all the magazines and such come with a built in pair of rose colored glasses.

[alycewilson]

Definitely. They ought to include a pair, but for me it would probably need to be bifocals.

[mothermelete]

Ugh! Story of my life, lol. I work full time, I'm in school part time, with homework, a dog, a husband who is great at times and... not so much at others, friends who expect a piece of my time, and oh yeah... my kids. I feel horrible sometimes for how little time I'm able to spend with them. I miss them, and I want them to know how much I care.

[alycewilson]

Wow. You've got even more going on than me! I always feel guilty, no matter what I'm doing. When I'm working on writing or other personal stuff, I feel like I ought to be having quality time with KFP. When I'm spending time with KFP, I think I ought to be writing!

[mothermelete]

Mom-guilt is a really hard thing to shake. I really wish I could have two ideal versions of myself most days - the one that can be home with the kids and homeschool and do ALL THE ACTIVITIES and the one who can go to work and/or school full time because I also really enjoy that. Then at the end of each day I can merge back into one self and combine experiences, because neither self wants to miss out on any part of my life.

[alycewilson]

Exactly! Can I have that, too?

[violaconspiracy]

And I thought I was the only one with an uncontrollable stack of toilet paper tubes!

[alycewilson]

Well, it started because KFP wanted to use them as "telescopes." He wouldn't let me get rid of any if he saw me carrying them. But recently, I really have been gathering them on person, because I found a really cool art project and intend to do it with him sometime soon (crossing fingers):

http://www.favecrafts.com/Wall-Decor/Toilet-Paper-Roll-Sunflowers/ml/1/?utm_source=ppl-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=quickandcrafty20131231

[eska818]

Heh, I'm another mom that totally relates! Well done, ma'am.

[alycewilson]

Why, thank you! I thought there might be others who felt the same way. In fact, I'll be surprised if mine is the only entry this week to deal with the topic this way.

[roina_arwen]

You sound like the kind of mom that I would be, too! :)

[alycewilson]

I'm absolutely certain!