It would be a complete and total horse shit lie if I were to tell you that being a single momma rocks all the time.
Sure I don’t have to share my child with anyone, I parent my own way without any interference, I know that every holiday she will be with me and at the end of everyday she kisses me goodnight.
Yes being a mom rocks….always.
But sometimes being a single mom blows goats.
You’re always going to attend family night at her school alone…other parents are always gonna look at you and wonder where “the dad” is. You’re going to be the one she’s pissed off at after getting shots at her annual checkup.
When you’re a single mom you can often find yourself asking “well now wtf am I supposed to do?!”
for example…say you’re a single momma to a beatiful little baby..an infant who refuses to nap.ever. and you really need to shower before your next shift at the hospital because you’re starting to stink…sooooo wtf do I do with this kid while I shower? Hope she’s alright while I take the worlds fastest shower? Bathe with baby wipes? Ahhhh how do ppl do this?!?
Well, ppl like me strap the infant in her car seat or her bouncy chair and pull her in the bathroom with me where I can see her if she trys anything amazing…or if my “husband” comes to steal her. But then after a short time, she out grows the bouncy chair and hates her car seat. Now what? She’s mobile now! Crawling all over rhe place, opening every cupboard and drawer she finds.
Fuck. I’m never going to shower ever again.
I’m going to seriously stank… Or….i’ll shower at snack time. Strap her in the high chair, pull the high chair in the bathroom with me and crack open a jar of her favorite snacks…green beans and those nasty little gerber beef sticks. (those this are mcfuckinraunch btw. The PIT loved em but everytime I popped a jar open the dogs literally went bonkers. At one point I thought the lil 5 pound beast I called sir Winston duke, my pomapoo puppy, was going to break down the bathroom door to get to the gawdamn high chair in hopes the PIT would notice him..as she always did…and toss him a chunk or two of those disgusting beef sticks.)
I’m may never get to shower alone again but at least I can shower! (appreciate showers..they shouldn’t be taken for granted)
Being a single parents of a sick PIT blows too.
When she’s sick and we’re out of motrin I have to drag her sick little butt to the store with me. That sucks for both of us…she just wants to rest but I can’t be in two places at once…she’s always gonna be drug along for the ride..even when she feels like ass. Of course theres always the possibility that shes going to blow chunks before you even get out of your garage which makes getting to the store extra interesting. Not to mention that kids are incredibly extra whiney when they’re sick.
Single parents have no where to run.
That sick whiney kid coughing all over the place with a snotty nose is going to be stuck to your ass like a clingy little monster until she feels better.
(Yay…..fuck…mommas tired and you’re whiney voice is making me crazy. Like nails on a blackboard girlie…shhhhhhhhhhhh!)
When you’re sick and your kid isn’t it’s equally frustrating. The kid is not gonna leave you alone.ever.
They need you…even when you’re sick..you’re all they’ve got.
You are their HERO
There are ups and downs in every aspect of life…single parenting is not above the roller coaster ride that is life.
Single Parent Bloggers Rock;>
Could not have said this better myself… no mind the stink… but who has time to shave their legs in the express shower. Or when my 2 year old boy is sitting in the bathroom while I’m showering and asks.. Mommy do you have a penis? No Mommy is a girl she has a memmi haha… and then starts ask his daycare teachers what they have…. All single mothers are HERO’s!!!!
Ah yes…I tired the showering with the kid jazz as well. That was fun up until she started to say “What is that?” Ummm….stop looking at your naked mother! Get out!! LMAO
I’ve got a VERY involved exhusband and I have to say that sometimes I envy you single mommas who are on your own. I would love to be able to be the one making all of the decisions for my family…because the ex has a little too much to say sometimes, you know?
Although, I do have it good in some regards, in that he takes our girls 50% of the time, which means that I still get to have a life (and shower!!).
I guess there are pros and cons to everything.
But I think there’s one thing we can agree on – single or otherwise – being a mom rocks.
So true momma! Being a mom–single or otherwise does indeed friggin ROCK.
There are days that I think “boy it sure would be nice to have a weekend off parental duty” but then I think “hmmmmm…i dont really like to share”
If my ex hadnt been so freakin loco I wouldnt have taken it as far as I did to rid our lives of him…..generally I think dads are incredibly important in their kids lives but when theyre dangerous well then you must just be gone bitch….
You know, you’re right. I should be grateful the that my girls have such a great dad. Too bad he missed the mark in the husband department. ;)
I couldn’t have said it better myself if I tried. Going to the store to pick up medication with a sick child is the worst!! All the tricks you did to shower are the same exact ones that I used to do. Now I shower only when I know that they are in bed and sleeping, sometimes I don’t get my shower until midnight but atleast I know that they are not going to burn the house down. But I know how you feel. I still lock the doors when I shower in fear that my crazy ex is going to steal the kids.
Great post. Couldn’t have said it better if I tried.
Thanks Jolene! Going to the store with a sick kid is no fun at all…just on Sunday the PIT puked in my car in an attempt to get to the drug store for more Motrin…I felt so bad for her
Its good to know that all of us mommas–single, sharing, dating, remarried whatever—we’re all Rockstar Mommas
XOXO
You are the only other person ON THE PLANET that I’ve seen say “blows goats”
I thought it was just me…so glad I’m wrong. :)
You & me momma!
Oh, I can so relate. On one hand I am grateful to not have the drama of an ex and all of the “you get her this holiday, I get her next”. Yet, the other hand, we get all of the good, bad and ugly with NO help. What’s a momma to do other than DO!!
Exactly….when ppl ask me..”how do you do it?” I think “um whats the alternative?” Im a momma….thats how:)
@Jessica and @NYASM I like that….”blows goats” I typically say “blows monkey balls” not sure if it’s related or even relevant for that matter….
More impressive is the fact The Pit ate those gerber beefy thingamawhatevers…….*ick*
Peas Out!
~daddy b
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