Your Life Is Harder
Well, I’m back. I left my family on Wednesday for a weekend getaway with my mom and sisters and returned home last night. We’ve never done anything like this before and all of us left at least one if not more children at home with their fathers. Roughly 20 hours (that would be just after lunch on his first day) into the loneliness of single parenthood I received a text message from my husband:
In case you can’t make out the words it reads: “Your life is harder than mine!”
My mom and sister got a serious chuckle out of the message when it arrived. A few hours later I called to check in with him to learn that he’d forgotten to pick the kids up from school. I couldn’t suppress the giggles as he explained how the school had called and told him his children were wondering if he was going to come get them. Today as I dropped off my son I told the teacher I’d heard that Thursday dad forgot to come get them and she started to giggle. She told me how odd it was as that had never happened before so she figured she’d just walk them to the front desk and call. She laughed all the way down to the classroom where she shared the story with a fellow employee. She told me her friend had made the comment that you never send a man to do a woman’s job.
I think my brother in law might agree. Visiting him that night as a dad going solo with his four children was the very picture of frazzled dad after some single parenting time. My mom giggled all the way back to our hotel and told me I should call Blake and tell him if he gets feeling too bad to call his younger brother. Blake didn’t get a day at the office like his brother but he also had two less kids - either way both dads experienced a little more “reality” parenting. There is no way to explain what full time mom at home means, but experience sure helps paint a better picture.
As I get back on top of things I may delve into this topic with a bit more depth, but for now I just had to share one of the world’s greatest text messages for a mom from her husband.
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I’m still chuckling, and I thought it was pretty big of him to admit to it. And, write about it on his blog as well. Kind of like the country mouse and the city mouse, guess it’s a good thing we all have our roles, and know how to do them. But. . . if we ever need to get appreciation or give it, a little role reversal is not a bad thing! And, wasn’t it just the best thing ever for us!!!
Isn’t that the truth? Truth be told I may still be chuckling myself.
Comment by mardean — May 7, 2007 @ 1:33 pm
It’s always so great to know how much we’re appreciated! I’m sure you’ll save that text message forever!
Absolutely, it’s why I had to take a photo of it! LOL
Comment by kailani — May 7, 2007 @ 3:46 pm
That is SO GOOD! I seriously need to leave everyone for a few days. Very. Good. Plan.
Welcome back!
Thanks much, it’s good to be back and good to be appreciated by hubby for having left.
Comment by Pass the Torch — May 7, 2007 @ 3:58 pm
Pray for my dear husband, as I am planning to leave my girls with him for a week this summer. Or shall I say pray for my girls!
It is true that I always seem to get lots more kudos when he has spent a little alone time with his girls.
We’ll send prayers for both!
Comment by Angel Cope — May 7, 2007 @ 5:07 pm
That’s so cool! He’s a keeper!
Yup, don’t know what I ever did to deserve him but I’m keep’n him.
Comment by Carol — May 7, 2007 @ 5:32 pm
Welcome back! Glad you had a wonderful, and much deserved getaway.
And yes, that text message is a keeper!
Isn’t it the truth, it will live on long after the event.
Comment by Jamie — May 7, 2007 @ 5:56 pm
Heehee, sometimes they need a little reality check. I’m glad you had a wonderful time! Pics?
A few, but the camera got attitude on me…
Comment by Mary (mert) — May 7, 2007 @ 8:11 pm
It’s cruel, but we have to do it sometimes. Glad you got away!
Tough love eh?
Comment by therapydoc — May 7, 2007 @ 9:39 pm
Us dads are just mere mortals. We do not have super powers like you moms. I’ve never forgotten to pick up my daughter, but once my wife went to the school to pick her up. But she didn’t tell me so I waited at the bus stop and of course my daughter wasn’t on the bus. Grrrrrgh!
ROFL - Ken, I always love your perspective. No super powers…tee hee.
Comment by Daddy Forever — May 7, 2007 @ 9:46 pm
You have to save that forever and ever…what a man to admit that! haha
He is a great guy, always making me feel valued.
Comment by Michelle — May 8, 2007 @ 7:06 am
What an awesome hubby you have to even ADMIT that
BTW… Whoohoo for you on getting some time away 
that is just awesome!
It was awesome and he is too.
Comment by Aurelia — May 11, 2007 @ 1:13 pm