This week has been pretty hellish. Actually the last 3 weeks have been hellish. My kids had Spring Break 2 weeks back to back instead of being off in the same week, my husband left town on business for 7 days during this time leaving me alone with the kids, then this week they’ve been sent home early from school because of this crazy effing thunderstorm/tornado weather and I can’t. get. anything. done. What’s been saving my sanity is sneaking away every now and then to read this book. Because there’s really nothing like solidarity – and reading Karen’s book makes me realize I’m not alone in this crazy parenting world. She not only gets it, she’s willing to say it all. I mean, I love what you probably love about Baby Sideburns – and that’s that she’s willing to go there. Really go there.
I loved the chapter about the horror of traveling with kids. I had a preemie on a feeding tube for an entire year and even wrote my own post about how horrible traveling was with all the extra medical stuff I had to do along with the normal hellish crap. There’s a ridiculous photo of me “feeding” the baby in the post, btw, which involved standing as high as I could on my SUV and holding up a bolous tube of milk so it would flow into his tube. OMG, I’m so glad those days are over.
But back to “I Heart My Little A-holes” … Karen talks about airplane travel with kids, which is the holy grail of holy hell. She likens it to being waterboarded and after laughing through her thoughts on tray tables, germs, tiny little airplane bathroom changing tables, and seat-kicking, among other things, I resolve to never take my children on an airplane until they hit their teens. These two better get used to Staycations.
Another chapter that hit home with me is the one titled, “Going from one kid to two is, uhhh, how do I say this, let me see, hell.” I waited until Asher was 4 to have another and I thought I was so smart. ”He’s big enough to be my helper,” I said. ”He’ll bring me diapers,” and “help me entertain the baby.” Ha. Uh, no. Going from one to two is going from the cacophony of one kid crying to two fighting and crying at the same time.
I also thought I totally understood how babies work now so the second one would be So Much Easier. Think again. That second baby taught me all kinds of new things.
Karen’s chapter will give you a reality check. She’s not exactly saying NOT to have the second one. But she thinks you should understand the reality of what you’re doing.
Since Mother’s Day is coming up, your final taste comes in the form of her chapter about what she REALLY wants for Mother’s Day. And it’s not flowers and breakfast in bed with the whole family, m’dear. In fact, I recommend having your husband read this chapter before Mother’s Day so he’ll understand that you really just want a break.
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Karen doesn’t mince words and I won’t either. You’re gonna love this book.
Wanna win your own copy? Just leave a comment and tell me about something one of your kids (or all of them) did that made you want to walk away and pretend they weren’t yours. I’ll ask Baby Sideburns herself to pick a winner next Wednesday, May 7 after 5pm.
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