Kwitcherbitchen

Let me explain. I have a child, 12yrs old. He has his own cell phone and his friends (and their parents) all have his number and mine. I can listen to this boy be on the phone with his friends for hours at a time, sometimes solo, sometimes in a group call, but either way spending hours on the phone. The *minute* he gets stimulated or overwhelmed he just hangs up. No “hey guys, gotta go,” or “can we tone it down, I’m getting overstimmed.” Just *CLICK* gone. I asked him once why he doesn’t say anything and he told me “they know if I get off the call, I’m over it. I’ll be back, just need a minute to not people.” Truly, that is the person I want to be, lol. So when I say I’m raising myself, I’m raising who I wanted to be when I was his age. Someone confident enough to be my whole self and with a friend group who gets it.

Ugh…at least instead of being 500 over my goal by lunchtime, I’m under by 300.

I sat on the last 2 baskets of laundry over the weekend because I ran out of hangers. Today, I bought 30 hangers as the baskets looked pretty full. They were full…of towels. 🤦🏾‍♀️

My friend and I spent about $150 ($45 per kid) to have a glow in the dark Easter Egg hunt tonight. We literally filled 90 eggs with candy, cash, and glow sticks and set them loose in the park. The kids had a blast, each has their own gift card, and a memory they will never forget. Even the youngest, who found the least $ was stoked that he “got paid to have fun.” We love our kids, our parents would never, but we were so excited to see their faces when they found out what was in the eggs other than a future trip to the dentist. I love us, I love our kids, and am glad they will never know how cool their moms are.