I wish my world was full of 'aha moments' instead of 'OH, NO... 'who broke THIS ? ' or what is THAT smell ? I long for a time when my own Mother doesn't lament .... 'I don't know how YOU can take it'....
Really?
I get it.....it's crazy 'looking IN '.... it's also crazy 'IN' here .... but it's the life I've created (whatever that means) .... 'created' ... hmm?
Next time around... my dream would be to 'create' a family that doesn't answer all statements and questions from me with an immediate .... 'WHY?' or 'NO'.... the debating is what is so exhausting (a link :)... and I will go back to traveling Internationally without a cell phone and 'check in' every few months - yeah, that's what I'll do :) I'll even bring my paints :)
Like a magic carpet ride, it would be a hard adjustment at first (for about a minute).... I would think of the barking dogs, slamming doors, foot prints and weird things stuck to the floor and Good-Sport Husband's loud tone-deaf singing to C &W music when he is grilling. I would also think of my watery eyes as I drove Darling Daughter to school doused with Britney Spears 'cologne' - the true meaning of 'toliet water' ... I would also think of Darling Son... always running for something in 'white' socks on a dirty driveway - then both fighting in the 5 minute trip to school with endless strategic conversations about where they are going (later) with my money. It's endless.... I will think of a time like yesterday when my Darling Daughter decided to (finally) 'check in' with me - stating 'Mom, I'm checking in' .... an unprompted startling revelation to be sure that made me first think she was at a hotel... (see, I'm already thinking about my getaway ) :)
xo
The International Laundress
