It's over!

Thank **** that is over! Roll on Autumn I say. 

Whenever I hear these mummies say that they can't wait for the summer holidays so they can spend lots of time with their children it actually brings up a little bit of sick in my mouth. 

Now don't get me wrong I love my children more than anything, they are my world and all that jazz but the thought of having to spend six weeks with them, everyday all day, with no breaks fills me with dread! Every heard the phrase 'too much of I good thing is bad for you? ' 

I should probably feel bad about saying this out loud but the truth is I don't. I'm a stay at home mother, every second of my day is devoted to either feeding, clothing, cleaning, picking up after or just generally making sure that their needs are met. 

I'm a good mother, I love my children, I spend all of my days doing some form of child related activity whether it be bounce 'n' rhymes, play days, baby yoga or the dreaded indoor 'wear em out' places.

So when they toddle off to pre school for their alloted 15 hours a week perhaps you can forgive me when I say I'm actually quite releaved. It's not as if I use those few hours to do anything for myself, no manicures, shopping or expensive haircuts in this house. You will usually find me cleaning, washing, scrubbing or if I'm really pushing the boat out watching one of my programs while ironing but the difference is I'll be doing it in peace. No whinning, talking, crying, fighting or demanding. Just me, my iron and my thoughts. It's the new heaven. I may even eat a biscuits without having to hide in the laundry room, (I swear they hear me opening that biscuit tin from the other side of the house.)

Tell me I'm not alone in this? As I said before I love my kids but I also love my sanity.

ma x

Confessions of a Bad Mother!

• Somedays I let my son watch TV pretty much all day! - Sometimes it's the only way for us both to get through the day in one piece.
• There are random days when my children don't eat a single vegetable! - Of cause unless you count the slice of gerkin in a McDonalds cheeseburger.
• I sometimes leave my children in a smelly nappy for a little bit longer than prehaps I should - just trying to space out the nappy changes a bit, especially the first one in  the morning, no one wants that to be the first thing they see/smell every day.
• I'm not a fan of the baby stage, there I said it! -  They just lay there and dribble and poo. Children are much more exciting when they can actually interact with you.
• I use bribery a lot! - I'm not a fan of full blown melt downs in public and if a promise of a chocoloate biscuit is going to get me out of it then that is what I'll do.
• I often forget to wash the kids hands before eating! - Well they need to build up their immunities don't they?
• I don't let the children in our living room at all! - It is our room, a toy free zone, our little haven of straight cushions and  beautiful breakable possessions. We are allowed one room aren't we?
• I don't have locks on all the cupboards in the kitchen! - After the hubby ripped off one of the doors in frustaration from not being able to get into it, we kind of gave up on the idea.
• Occasionally I have days where I pine for my previous 'young, free and single days' and then spend the rest of the day feeling guilty about even thinking it.
• I have a potty mouth and sometimes let an obscenity slip out infront of the little ones. 
• Most days I forget to brush the kids teeth after breakfast - I always remember to do it when they go to bed it's just the morning one that gets by me.  

So there you have it, I confess, I am not a perfect Mummy!
What about you then, any secret confessions about your parenting skills or lack of them?