Papaya is, in the living room, on my Mom’s lap. I could not handle, no
surprise, so I handed her off and came in here. I can still hear
her, crying in my Mom’s arms. She’s had tylenol and dimetap tonight,
teething and post-nasal drip. I told God that this was a bad week
for her to get sick - was he listening? I guess I’m in for another
lesson in patience and humility.
Thank God my Mom came. I’m not patient right now, I feel like being
mean when Papaya is like this and that is NOT me. I’ve got to take my
pills, take my rest with my Mom’s help and get things together. I’ve
got my Mom for a week, after that I’ve got to be back on track.
In a moment, I’ll take a deep breath and go back in there. I’ll
nurse her for the bazillionth time tonight and due to wearing herself
out crying with my Mom, she’ll fall asleep in my arms. Then I’ll
look down at her peaceful face and wonder what is wrong with me, how
could loving someone so perfect be so hard?
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You’ve got so much resting on your shoulders right now… don’t beat yourself up for getting annoyed and overwhelmed by things that would normally roll off your back.
If I had to deal with a toddler and moving by myself (even with my mom there)… I’d be freaking out, too!
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Because I think everyone sometimes finds they can’t cope, and then when they’ve calmed down, destressed, had time- whatever, they can take perspective and look back.
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