The Have and Have Nots
Then, one day you wake up and harleyquin and the joker have kids! What used to be a psychotic mess of sex, drugs, and rock and roll, will culminate in a equally crazy (but happier!) mess of life lived well and for the right reasons.
I take a fleeting moment to notate here that we have two children placed with us. The battle to obtain them as our own is only beginning, but what they say is true: kids change everything. We are up to our tits in lawyers, the proverbial "helpful" crew over at DHS, Overbearing Grandparents (Dont even get me started on my Mother in law...), toys of every shape and color, cereal strewn from here to China, and giggling fits on the leather couch with the dogs.
The kids are wonderful. The oldest loves art and is completely in love with my NBXmas stuff. He is constantly attempting to crack into my art supplies. He's a Gemini: there's definately two little people developing inside that beautiful mind. He loves the dogs and things zerberts are the coolest things ever.
The youngest is....well, young! He is a bundle of curiosity, questions, and is a massive ball of ADD energy. His mood changes like his mind and is a bundle of "something new every five minutes." His world is kindergarten and bugging his big brother.
I never thought I could love two people this much. It's an amazing experience!
I'm a Mom. My marriage is finally on stable ground. I am also an Equity Stage Manager. We are about to close on a house that I adore.
I am actually toying with dropping the Stage Manager gig. I drive into rehearsal everyday in tears because I cant tear myself away from my kids. The sweet reward of tech week isn't the magnificent opening night, which there WILL be a magnificent opening night, but in the non-stop chatter in the backseat from the two little monsters who have missed me.
I am completely wearing out The Husband to pursue this career choice and that seems unfair. The only solace I find in this is the funny irony of starting and ending my professional theatre career with Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Tonight? Its opening night. Perhaps my last, but damn it if hasn't been grand.
I take a fleeting moment to notate here that we have two children placed with us. The battle to obtain them as our own is only beginning, but what they say is true: kids change everything. We are up to our tits in lawyers, the proverbial "helpful" crew over at DHS, Overbearing Grandparents (Dont even get me started on my Mother in law...), toys of every shape and color, cereal strewn from here to China, and giggling fits on the leather couch with the dogs.
The kids are wonderful. The oldest loves art and is completely in love with my NBXmas stuff. He is constantly attempting to crack into my art supplies. He's a Gemini: there's definately two little people developing inside that beautiful mind. He loves the dogs and things zerberts are the coolest things ever.
The youngest is....well, young! He is a bundle of curiosity, questions, and is a massive ball of ADD energy. His mood changes like his mind and is a bundle of "something new every five minutes." His world is kindergarten and bugging his big brother.
I never thought I could love two people this much. It's an amazing experience!
I'm a Mom. My marriage is finally on stable ground. I am also an Equity Stage Manager. We are about to close on a house that I adore.
I am actually toying with dropping the Stage Manager gig. I drive into rehearsal everyday in tears because I cant tear myself away from my kids. The sweet reward of tech week isn't the magnificent opening night, which there WILL be a magnificent opening night, but in the non-stop chatter in the backseat from the two little monsters who have missed me.
I am completely wearing out The Husband to pursue this career choice and that seems unfair. The only solace I find in this is the funny irony of starting and ending my professional theatre career with Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Tonight? Its opening night. Perhaps my last, but damn it if hasn't been grand.