No one is happy unless Mom spends every minute catering to them/taking care of them/entertaining them. While I understand that its a job I've taken on willingly, I wonder if they understand that their vacation is just another working day for me. From the time I wake up, I think about what to cook for breakfast, what to pack in the backpack for the day, what to do for lunch, how to handle nap time on a busy schedule, what to cook for dinner, baths, and bedtimes, not to mention how to keep them entertained through the day. I'm beginning to think that vacations should come with:
Nannies to care for the kids
Cooks to prepare the meals
Maids to clean up the messes
Cruise directors to plan the entertainment and
School administrators to make all of the decisions
For everyone who just said, "why don't you just take a cruise?", yes, that's an option. However, kid camp is not a 24 hour daycare, and I would still have to make decisions. I also understand that many people just say, "why don't you go out to eat?". Again, yes, we could. However, we all know that feeding kids fast-food at every meal is not healthy, and eating out gets expensive.
I do not have a solution. Moms should be given a week long spa vacation every year. No kids, no cooking, no cleaning, no decisions, nothing...just people to cater to every wish, need, and want. If you want a mani/pedi in your bathrobe with no one talking to you...done! If you want breakfast served in your bed at 4pm...done! If you want Days of Our Lives on IMAX...done! If you don't want to walk/want to be carried everywhere...done! If you want to eat chocolate at every meal...done!
Maybe it's not practical or even fair, but a girl can dream...
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