Most of my friends have two to four kids (because as you may have heard four kids is the new hot accessory for this season) and honestly I don’t know how they do it! Every day is a struggle ranging from what to wear to what to eat, and while I wake up every morning praying things go more smoothly, the inevitable scenario repeats itself and I find myself turning on the same CD: “Wash up, eat, brush your teeth, turn off the TV, sit down at your desk long enough to do your homework (an issue which I want to get back to in a bit), get dressed… Yalla, yalla, we’ll be late.” Nag, nag, nag. And to render the day even more stressful after all these tasks we finally have to attempt to beat the traffic hoping to make it on time to her sports classes! On a quick note speaking of homework, I don’t remember anyone telling me that once we were done with our education we had to do it all for a second time with our kids. I already got my education, I don’t want to be studying fractions, geography and the likes all over again.
Anyway, getting back to our main issue, I was basically saying that from 4pm to 9pm it’s an endless battle with schedules, and most frustrating of all, the know-it-all attitude! Since when did 11 years old become a part of adolescence? Did the researchers and psychologists pass out a press release while I was stuck in traffic?
Seriously, have you noticed how quickly these girls are growing up (I’m sure the same applies to boys, but I only have first hand experience with girls!). What’s next? First are the crushes on actors, and while we’re on this subject why are these girls going crazy over Zac Effron (for those of you who are still dealing with toddlers this guy is the star of the High School Musical movie)? What happened to the hunky John Travolta in Grease? Before long, these girls will be getting their periods and that’s too much too soon. Only yesterday they were wearing pampers and now we’re already moving to sanitary pads! Again, when did all of this happen? All these events are coming about way too soon for me to handle. Somebody hit the rewind button please, I want my baby back instead of that kid with a faint shadow of facial hair (you added this but its worse because now you are saying she will wax the facial hair. Just cut) wondering when she’ll be able to wax (girls think it’s a sign of maturity; they don’t know that it’s the beginning of a life time of nuisance). I want my baby back instead of that kid who comes back every day from school with a long face huffing and puffing, thinking of new and creative ways to annoy and irritate me, and ends up giving me fashion tips because my clothes aren’t “cool” enough! This is really insulting because I don’t think I’m the typical looking mother who puts on the “mummy outfit,” and I know it may sound ridiculous but I do want my kid to think that I am “cool.”
Unfortunately, that rewind button I’m longing for is not an option in our life and yesterday is just what it is. Maybe adolescence is God’s punishment to mothers for all those nights we complained about not sleeping enough because our baby kept us up, and for those mornings when we looked at our bodies and internally blamed it on the effects of pregnancy. In any case, whether we like it or not, our kids are growing up at a very fast pace. The days pass and the years follow, and suddenly you are facing an 11 year old kid going on 16, and you are wondering how quickly it all went by. I am only consoled by the thought that one day when I’m old and wrinkly I’ll get my revenge seeing her go through all of it again with her own kids. I am just kidding of course! But on a more serious note, although being a mom is, like they say, a 24 hour job with no pay and no days off, I consider myself lucky at the end of the day (when she’s beat and sleepy) to get a hug and a sloppy kiss.
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