tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161302541470280750.post2682287192099741067..comments2023-07-06T08:28:15.848-04:00Comments on Mama days: only kid bluesCali Lovetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10959377832026957593noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161302541470280750.post-15268528916221577652010-07-22T07:46:48.577-04:002010-07-22T07:46:48.577-04:00Cali-From my experience, I think the ages of your ...Cali-From my experience, I think the ages of your kids have a lot to do with how you feel. M&S are 23 months apart and this is the first summer where I've started to feel more like the mom you mentioned (the one going to farms/playgrounds/swimming pools) than how you currently feel refereeing toy ownership. This feeling was a long time coming and if you asked me last summer if I thought I'd ever be able to get through a summer without wanting to run away, I would have laughed in your face. :-) This summer has been totally different now that M is old enough to do/understand things (like Frances is now). Last year, I never would even thought about doing theme weeks because I wouldn't have gotten the same level of participation as I do this year. The baby/toddler stage is beyond draining for the mother..the constant vigilance, the screaming, the inability to communicate fully and the frustration. <br /><br />Hang in there...it really does get better the older they get. It has it's challenges too, but the plusses grow every year.Amy Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8161302541470280750.post-85046692834554253802010-07-21T23:00:08.190-04:002010-07-21T23:00:08.190-04:00thanks for sharing these paintcutpaste.com links, ...thanks for sharing these paintcutpaste.com links, cali. i also really enjoy reading about your thoughts on having more than one kid. you're right - i do have just one child, and i completely realize the space that allows for things like art and blogging. i watch how hard it is to have more than one kid in pretty much all of my friends' families - and i sometimes have the guilt of i'm only going to have one child. (grass is always greener, right?) don't beat yourself up about what you aren't doing with your children -- i think all moms are superheroes, and i'm in total and complete AWE of the moms who have more than one child - like YOU! it's absolutely amazing that you're doing sooo much cool stuff (as evidenced by this blog!) AND finding time and headspace to blog about it. you go girl!!!jen at paintcutpaste.comhttp://paintcutpaste.comnoreply@blogger.com