Ya know, it doesn't take a genious to figure out that once you have kids, your life will never be the same. "Mom" is a 24 hour a day job. It never ends and everything is different. Your body, your priorities, your sleeping habits, your morning routines. Everything will change. Your kids affect every part of your life and there are some parts of your life that you just want to go back to your "pre-baby" days. A perfect example? Privacy in the bathroom. Whether I'm in the bathroom to brush my teeth, take a shower or use the toilet, I have no privacy. Today, for instance, I stepped into the bathroom and not more than 2 minutes later I hear, "Mom?" and a knock-knock-knock on the door. It was Alexis. She felt the need to knock on my door and interupt what is supposed to be the "dont-bother-me-cause-I'm-busy-doing-whatever-it-is-I'm-doing-in-here" zone. I gave her the polite, "I'm busy" response and she leaves me alone. Now, here comes Angel. "Mom?" he says. "Angel, I'm in the bathroom, which means I'm busy. Leave me alone, please." He replies, "Ok" and does as he's told. Now when Alexis comes in for the 2nd time, it's as though they're plotting against me. "Mom! Angel..........." I can't hold it in. I shout, "Alexis, get out of my room!" I hear a sigh from her and she is gone. When I got out of the bathroom I addressed the issues that they both had that were so important that they had to bother me while I handeled my business. Were they bleeding? No. Were they short of breath? No. Was there a stranger at the front door threatening to come and invade our apartment? Nope!
It didn't occur to me that simple parts of my life would be effected by my kids. When they younger, the bathroom was my escape route when I needed a minute to breathe. Not anymore. They can now follow me. Who would have thought?
- S.E.
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