Adrenalynn recently posted some confessions and I was inspired to do the same because I like to share. So here are my top five confessions:
Confession Number 1
I tell my children I cannot come out and play with them in the garden because I am busy doing chores. In reality I am on Facebook, and I occasionally wave out the window to them and look like I am busy at the sink. My justification: I didn’t go through childbirth four times and provide them each with three siblings just so they could whine that they are lonely outside and need me to come and play.
Confession Number 2
When my children don’t want to go to school I tell them I am going to work, even though I work at home. My justification: I work. They need an education. It stops them having a meltdown on the way to school. (They’re still self-centred enough that they haven’t thought to ask where I work. Which also means I should be good for another fifteen years or so.)
Confession Number 3
I have been known to be late for school once or twice. In the late book I write something grown up like ‘overslept’ or ‘couldn’t find car keys’, you know, something that makes me sound super-organised when in fact I just needed a few minutes to stand in my achingly blissful silent kitchen, watching the children’s behaviour slowly disintegrating in the car like a U-rated horror movie and say to myself …….and BREATHE. About fourteen times. My justification? I may be late for school, but I look completely together about it.
Confession Number 4
I am having Botox. Don’t judge me, because I’m having the Botox in my ass.
Confession Number 5
Sometimes, just very very occasionally, although almost never you know, I am happier writing about parenting my children than I am actually parenting them. OK so shoot me, but come and meet my children first and then make that decision. Come during the arsenic hour. It’ll be fun!
So, have you posted your confessions?
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Love it. Love your honesty – for real.
That made me laugh – out – loud! Thank you doe fessing up
Oh I love the idea of putting them all in the car and then enjoying the peace in the kitchen for a while. How on earth have I not thought of that before?
this only works if they don’t unstrap and start beating each other around the head! Or try to release the brake.
on very good days i can start them singing their times tables song and they’re still singing when i get back. once i even finished my cup of tea in peace. that was a REALLY good day.
My confessions were actually a bit lame, but I can honestly say that I have done every single one of yours!!
http://rosiescribble.typepad.com/rosie-scribble/2010/01/the-blog-confessional.html
I want to be your best friend. You mirror my inner-most thoughts…
Those are some pretty entertaining confessions (esp. the one about Botoxing your ass).
I can totally agree with number 1 too.
Great confessions, I love the one about providing siblings so they can play together! I will remember that! Mich x
God, I have definitely done all of those! Many times! And I only have two kids…
Agree that it is (only very sometimes honestly) nicer to write about my girls than have to spend time with them playing ’shops’ or some other hideously dull activity.
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Love it. Am reading blogs on a Friday night (how sad?) and this one has amused me more than any other.
That’s all I want to say really…
Dawn, thank you
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And it’s never sad to be reading blogs on a Friday night, we’re incredibly cool internet type people you know ; )
oh that’s hilarious – I also have to confess to telling my daughter that ‘I’m on a deadline!’ when in fact I’m piffling about and waffling online …
Rosie – I loved yours!
MTJAM, Violet, Slummy Single Mummy and NixdMinx – so glad to know we are on the same wavelength
Mich – just don’t come back and blame me when you have sibling children that are driving you nuts!
Love it lol!
I have to admit to doing many of the same things…when the baby was younger I’d sometimes get son 1 to watch him as I had something ‘important’ to do…..he’d then catch me playing Wordtwist on Facebook! He wasn’t impressed.Just read the ‘botox’ story…still wincing for you. I hope it’s all sorted out now. x