HCSAHM nurses her sweet baby while quietly sniffling and crying
DH: What's wrong?
HCSAHM: It's not fair! (sniffling and crying audibly) You can do whatever you want whenever you want, and I can't!
DH: What can I do to help?
HCSAHM: (Turns to DH with a straight face.) I need you to start lactating.
DH: (chuckles) What is something I can actually do to help you?
HCSAHM: What part of my statement made you think I was kidding?!
Obviously, this was not my most rational moment, but I can't count the times that I felt that way! Imagine how surprised I was to be a little upset when Cora started weaning on her own. This whole time I was worried about how I was going to wean her, and she decided to take care of it by herself. (I think she gets the need for control from her father! ; ) I just wasn't mentally prepared for it to be over. It kind of feels like I could be replaced now. The one thing that ONLY I could do is over. When preschool let out, she was down to basically one feeding. Then, yesterday morning, she flat out refused that feeding. Believe you me, I tried to force her. So, today, I didn't even try. And, sadly, she didn't even care. Don't get me wrong, I really do feel a good measure of freedom now. My schedule is no longer dicatated by feedings every three hours. . .well, except for, you know, my snacks!! I just don't think I'm ready for all this growing up she's doing. Any other moms out there feel this way?
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Is it okay that your conversation made me giggle a little? I don't know what I'll be like when pregnant/a new mother as I'm already more than a little irrational =S Haha.
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I came across your blog from the Goldfish Herder's blog. I love this story in today's post! I have totally felt that way at times but know I will be soooooo sad when my little one starts to wean (I plan on letting him self wean). He's 8 months old and I can not believe the things he can do. It seems like just yesterday I left the teaching profession in anticipation of his birth. Now he's crawling around! **sniff, sniff**
I had to giggle too. But as a Hormonally Challenged Working Girl (HCWG) this entire conversation made sense to me.
Dear Husband Chuckles....Ha! It was actually nervous laughter used in an attempt to ascertain whether she was joking or not... If she wasn't I was hoping the laughter would break the tension, which by the way, NEVER works. You would think I would learn, but... heh heh...heh heh heh....
Im glad Im not alone in dreading the end of our nursing days. I totally get what you mean by feelng like you could be 'replaced'! And now that you have blogged it, I see how silly of an idea it is! (in fellow blogger's head: "or is it?? those grannies are pretty crazy about her...must nurse baby till kindergarten...at least...") ha ha!
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