Mom for Sale

Princess is looking for a mommy upgrade. The past weekend was difficult with Coach being sick, and us trying to watch/listen to Conference and trying to make Princess watch, and Princess wanting us to play with her incessantly, and Baby being extremely constipated and very fussy (we were thisclose to needing an enema for him and me breaking the Sabbath to get one). Well, Baby cried Sunday afternoon for the umpteenth time, I was less than compassionate with him, and Princess, observing this, asked me, "why he is crying, mommy?" And she didn't wait for an answer before she thought aloud, "mommy, maybe he's crying because he doesn't want you anymore. Maybe he wants a new mommy." !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Taking in the weekend we'd had, I figured it was more of a reflection of her feelings than his, but it shocked me! I couldn't believe she'd said that! I know she didn't really know what she was saying (or at least hopefully didn't mean it), but it was one of those comments that really stung! Motherhood is not for wimps. I love my children, no question, but motherhood is hard! After they went to bed Sunday night, I told Coach what Princess had said and we had a good laugh about it. We'd actually had a good time, the four of us, after she had made that comment, and after Conference was over. We'd played and laughed and had a fun night. I think Princess had forgotten the reasons she supposed Baby Brother had been crying, and I (almost) had too. I will look forward to reading the talks in the Ensign that I missed, but in the meanwhile, if there's anyone looking for a mommy, there's this HappyMom going for cheap. :)