Driving to school this morning, I looked at my youngest in the rear view mirror and said “are you looking forward to the fact that mormor (grandma in danish) is coming to stay with us tomorrow?”
Matilda casually replied, without ever taking her eyes of the road “yah…….but I gotta survive today first”. Honestly, – she should try leading my life! May I just here add – before I get any phone calls from social services – Matilda is a well loved little girl and really her life is not that bad although it obviously felt so on this particular Monday morning!
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I woke up this morning and thought “right in addition to running KSBKids I need another job”. I spend all day on my own working in my little office. I get the kids from school and once they are in bed, I am yet again in front of the computer. How did my life get so sad? I guess I should really cancel the TV licence as I never get to watch it these days. If the girls go and see their dad at the weekend, – guess what…. I work yet again.
Extra money from an additional job wouldn’t go a miss, - but perhaps getting a job would also me good for me. I am not an introvert, I like company, I like socialising and interacting with other people so perhaps getting a job would be good for my own well-being and personal happiness!
But here it comes………what am I gonna do? What am I good at? I mean I cannot remember the last interview I had it is that long ago!
In a rather desperate moment I sent an email to a few friends saying “help, need a job, what do you think I would be good at?” – well, an abbreviated version of my email but I trust you get my point.
One friend wrote back “I know you probably feel crap but little steps and you can get over this little bump in the road”. “A little bump in the road” – is he having a laugh? Looks like a great big f***ing hole from where I am standing!!!!!!!!!!!! Have no idea what to do and don’t forget no matter what would be good for me career-wise, I need to consider my girls’ needs more than mine. Ohhhh there is times I wish I could just focus on creating a career. I am often struggling with the balance between my career aspirations and being a good parent. Not really sure of my next move!
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Emily who is 10 is off on her first school trip on Wednesday (they are staying over for 2 nights) - PGL as it is called (Emily and her friends are convinced this means Parents Get Lost). Can I just here stress it is in fact the initials of the guy who started it – Emily not buying that.
It is with a mixture of excitement and worry that I will send her off.
Following the attitude I got this morning “excitement” currently outweighs “worry”. Why is it they turn 10 and they start rolling their eyes, trust me……..sometimes even the head kind of rolls as well.
Anyway all weekend I have told her that boys smell, most have athletes foot and really she is indeed better off staying well clear off them until she is at least 18.
As I was standing in the kitchen this morning making the girls their breakfast I said “look girls….. Oscar is chasing Daisy round the garden” (our two rabbits), to which Emily replied “I bet he is trying to shag her”. Shock, horror, ……………… I am really worried now that she is not buying the athletes foot story. Not sure of my next move!!!!!!!!!!
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