Screaming

I'm so angry right now I just want to scream until my throat is hoarse. I am so tired of cleaning my house and turning around to have it all messed up again. I know it's just part of being a mom, but really must it be so bad? My children did their chores this morning, I went upstairs for 5 minutes...5 minutes and when I came back downstairs, the family room had been destroyed. The kids had pulled out all of the blankets and built a huge fort. The playroom, we spent hours cleaning just days before looks worse than ever. The 2 year old just keeps pulling every book off of the shelves and all three are just destroying everything. I may be a little bit of a neat freak, but I just can't handle living in such chaos. I know that kids need to play and use their imagination, but couldn't they do it without tearing the house apart? I'm at my breaking point here. I can't handle the mess or the whining that goes with cleaning up the mess. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!

Teen Pregnancy

The thing I find so frustrating about teen pregnancy is the fact that there are so many good people out there that desperately want to have children, but cannot. They are prepared to be parents, would provide a stable and loving enrironment for a child, are mature enough to handle the responsibility, etc. Then there are those teen girls that end up getting pregnant. Where is the justice and the plan in all of that?? So, during my daily adventures today I came across such a young woman. She had just taken a pregnancy test and reality was starting to settle in and she was starting a melt-down. I felt so sorry for her. That's got to be the most over-whelming feeling in the world. She's just barely turned 16 last week. Now what for her?? And for the baby she is unprepared to care for?? Seriously...I hate teen pregnancy.

Friends or Not...

I have several friends of the mommy type. I am sure they would be willing to help me out if I needed it and some actually have. Lately though I just feel like I am being used as the neighborhood babysitter. Yesterday I had two moms use me as their backup in case they couldn't make it to the school in time to pick up their kids. One mom made the arrangement on Sunday and she actually made it to school on time. The other called at 10:55, school gets out at 11:30. No big deal right. Except she didn't come pick her kid up until 3:00 p.m. I know she got in a bind with car repairs and such, but really, 3 1/2 hours! I love this friend dearly, but I am always bailing her out. I watch her kids all day while she goes on vacation and I help her a lot. I've only asked her for help a few times, and when it's convenient she does help. I think I'm tired. Did I also mention that a few weeks ago I had 4 neighbors just dump their kids off to play on a Saturday. Ben and I were outside with the kids and they just sent their kids over to play. Really? I would really like to move about now. I need some real friends, not just the kind that are needy.

Don't you hate it when...

You've put in a million hours at work trying to help somebody out...then they ask you, very casually, what you're doing on Saturday? Only to try and trap you into working for them on the weekend. Forget it man! You can't have any of my precious Saturday time. Quick...got to think of a plausible excuse. I should always have one ready to throw out there when I need it. Blast! Need to be quicker on my feet. Um...I'm "washing my hair", my "dog ate my weekend". Got any good ideas?

An outlet for steam...

You know those man-hole covers on the city streets? Well, when things get backed-up, they release steam. So here, is a safe environment for some of us to let off a little steam of our own. Please remain annonymous, no names, no places, nothing too specific. Just a place to vent that undesirable steam, to prevent a blow-up!