Yesterday afternoon as I sat amongst a group of moms waiting for extramural photos to be taken at school a mom sinks down onto the lawn next to me with a huge sigh. " I can not any more. I even had a chocolate on the sly in my car right now". She went on to tell us how busy her week has been and that in 45 minutes time she had to be back at the high school across the street with picnic dinner for her family and her high school boy in tow. It's silly season all round.
Even before she arrived talk was all about how hectic this term is and how everyone feels that they are just not coping. I had a headache lingering from earlier the day despite taking some meds. " Well you are lucky - my kids find out if I eat chocolate in the car" another mom exclaimed to which mom 1 answered that she is a pro - she has already chucked away the wrapper in the bin at the gate to the school.
And so the next mom explained that she and her hubby pig out on a slab of chocolate every night when the kids are in bed. "Damn the chocolate, we have a good shot of whiskey every night" one of the moms with 4 kids said. "I can not wait until we get home, never mind the kids are in bed to have my glass of wine" another mom explained - she does have two busy toddlers and a grade 1. I admitted to doing maybe a bit of them all if occasion calls but whipped out my trusty bottle of ResQ remedy that has been floating in my handbag since about August this year. "Snap!" called another mom, her REsQ in hand and with a "Cheers" we both had a few drops to loads of laughter all around us.
It turns out that yes, we are not alone and yes, we are all struggling a bit to cope with all that has to be done. But with a bit of laughter (and a few drops or chomps of your choice ) maybe we will all make it to the end of the year.
So - what is your "drug of choice"? And are you also finding it very very busy - or are we just all very tired? I suspect it's a bit of both.
my drug of choice is chocolate!!!! I'm so glad to hear i'm not the only one that feels like this!! if i really cant cope i take birals - herbal pills which i like more than resQ drops:) Some days i wonder if life should be like this.. this busy and juggling 20 things at the same time?
ReplyDeleteIt was wine then I felt I was possibly drinking too much :-p so now its coffee! And chocolate and a glass of wine here and there.
ReplyDeleteI said to Julia this morning that this term is kicking my butt!
It's kicking all of ours'
DeleteI don't have a a school age child but I'm exhausted! And the heat is not helping matters!!!
ReplyDeleteVery true = although I function way better in heat than in the cold
DeleteI had such a smile at this post. My drug is my phone/ internet. If Nicky sees me even use my phone he throws a tantrum that he wants to play with it. So I hardly use it and I use it after he is asleep. I have to sneak using my phone.
ReplyDeleteWow!! My eldest only starts Grade R at "big school" next year ... younger 2 in pre-school ... and even now I am sneaking chocolates in the car .... Munchkin has a sharp nose tho and she often says she smells the chocolate :-) !!
ReplyDeleteGoodness knows what my drug of choice is going to be when I have all 3 of them in big school!! Yikes!
I think it's this time of year, everyone is so tired. And I find that in general people are burning out sooner in the year than previously - probably because we have to fit so much into our lives these days! My "drug" of choice is either wine or ice cream btw ;-)
ReplyDeleteFlip Rina. Dis so lekker om te lees daar is ander wat net so besig en hectic lewens het soos ons. Mens voel partykeer so alleen.
ReplyDeleteMy drug of choice: Daai uur wat ek alleen in die gym is. Daai uur se sanity vir myself. Flip, dis hemels!
Weet jy Marleen ek was nogals verbaas dat niemand daai aand 'n vorm van oefen genoem het nie, en bly jy noem dit nou. Daar is 'n groep mammas by die skool wat elke oggend stap of draf -(lyk vir my altyd so lekker). Ek dink dis hulle "drug of choice"
DeleteChocolate for me! (And, on the rare occasion, a glass of wine.)
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