PRIVACY

We as mothers want our privacy even more now that we have kids. We all love our kids and would do anything for them, but a little quiet privacy time is needed. What brought up this topic, is my friend made a post about how she can't pee without her kids being there. And I laughed because its like as soon as I shut the door here comes my little monsters knocking, opening, and shouting. I remember one time, my son just woke up from a nap and he is really clingy most of the time. I told him I would be back I had to go potty. He would not let go of my neck. So, because of this I was forced to take him to the bathroom with me. No, big deal. I sit him down and I sit on the potty. He starts flipping out. I can't calm him down!! The whole time I'm thinking OMG HURRY UP AND PEE SO I CAN GET HIM TO STOP!! Nothing was happening(as in I couldn't pee) So, I had to hold him while I sat on the toilet and he calmed down. That was so hard. I also remember another time when I went to a public bathroom and I was peeing and my 3 year old farted. She yells EW MOM YOU FART YOU STINK! And there was at least 5 people in the stalls and like 10 waiting. You best believe I sat in the stall until everyone left. It was a horrible disasterous moment for me. I thought I even heard some giggling. And its just not the bathroom either.

Imagine you are in the store, you walk down the candy isle to diapers or wipes or whatever, until, there it is. It is staring at you, BUY ME you hear it say. Its your favorite candy(almond joy for me). So you buy it. Thinking IM GOING TO ENJOY THIS!! You get home and here comes the kids full speed wanting a bite! Even though they have their own snacks, they want what mommy has. You sigh and tear off pieces for them. You are left with a measly crumb. I find myself huffing down my candy bar before I even pull up into my house. I want to enjoy a taste of freedom without sharing. Yes, I can be greedy!

As I sit here typing this, I am sitting in my husbands recliner. I have my 5 year old laying on the footrest, so I cant stretch my legs. I have my 3 year old sitting next to me, legs over mine, taking up more than half the space, and my 2 yr old fighting my 5 year old on space.

We all knew some things would change having a baby, if not all things, but privacy I WANT MY PRIVACY BACK! I want to take a nice hot bubble bath without kids coming in MOM HE HIT ME, MAMA THEY WONT SHARE, MOM and whatever jibberish comes fromy my 2 year old.