Loser Up
ravishingjane — Fri, 08/17/2012 - 12:25
It's probably just my PMS talking, but sometimes it's hard not to feel like a loser.
These past couple of days I've been feeling that build of just wanting to be alone and not have to take care of anyone other than myself for a day or two. Then I feel like a loser because it was my choice to have a family. A family is going to drive their mom nuts, right?
Like, why do I have to be the one going to the person who needs something. They should come to me if they need me for something!! No matter how many times I speak of this, it doesn't work.
Then there's the times where I get scolded for not answering the question that I didn't hear because it was being asked from me from 2 rooms down while I'm hovering over a loud faucet in the kitchen doing everyones dishes.
Yes, I've spent all day everyday with my family for the past (nearly) 3 months. We have had one, just 1! evening out where we had a babysitter.
I am so ready to have one huge screaming, crying, pulling my hair out incident. Then I feel like a loser because this is MY family. I made us.
I need a haircut and for school to start. One more week and we will be heading home. There will be more routine and more toys to play with. I will have the small things that keep me sane… cooking in my own kitchen, walking Nola on the trails, working at Indie Made once a week, showering and actually feeling clean for longer than 30 minutes.
Until then, I'm just going to hangout in Hawaii feeling like a big loser.

You're Normal
Anonyvox (not verified) — Mon, 08/20/2012 - 08:33That's one huge batch of family time you've had here lately. Your normal life allows you some space that's pretty critical, so I don't doubt that you're on the edge and ready for it all to go back to your routine.
JV does exactly the same thing with hollering at me when I'm in the master bathroom and she's 3 rooms away in the living room. It's a wonder she's even figured out to yell that far--usually she asks for stuff at half of normal conversational level and I think we should have just given her the middle name of What? because most of the time I am saying, "Fxxxx, what?"
well you may have to take
new uncle Mark (not verified) — Sun, 08/19/2012 - 11:45well you may have to take Nola walks off the list we're going to keep her