I guess this is my punishment

[oceanbaby]

I've been having a pretty good morning with the kids - they've been playing pretty happily. We've been reading books, playing babydoll, playing ball, tore out all the tupperware, put it on our heads and pretended they were party hats, sung some songs, ate breakfast, etc. The I really just wanted a break. I woke up with a neck kink, and I didn't get enough sleep, and I just wanted a few selfish moments to sit at the computer.

So I (I am so ashamed) suggested watching Sesame Street. Well, SS wasn't on, but Barney was, so I plopped them down in front of that to come sit here on the computer and drink my tea. Then Barney started singing about ice cream, and now ds is bugging me for ice cream.

I guess it's a fitting punishment for the crime I committed.

[cmb123]

See what you get!!!! :LOL

But now you have an excuse to have some ice cream!

[AngelBee]

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[4evermom]

I can SO relate! :LOL

[fiddledebi]

I'm sorry you feel so guilty, oceanbaby, but mostly sorry that you consider half an hour of tv and/or wanting half an hour of time to yourself to be a crime. It sounds like you're setting yourself up for failure. You're human. You have needs. Your children will not suffer unspeakable damage from half an hour of Barney (unlike me, who would truly suffer if I had to watch that -- lord, I hate that dinosaur -- I think it would make my ears bleed).

Forgive me if I misinterpreted what was intended as sarcasm -- but I hope, if you were serious about feeling you deserved punishment for taking time to yourself, that you can find a way to forgive yourself and care for yourself in the future when you need it.

[monkaha]

Originally Posted by fiddledebi

I'm sorry you feel so guilty, oceanbaby, but mostly sorry that you consider half an hour of tv and/or wanting half an hour of time to yourself to be a crime. It sounds like you're setting yourself up for failure. You're human. You have needs. Your children will not suffer unspeakable damage from half an hour of Barney (unlike me, who would truly suffer if I had to watch that -- lord, I hate that dinosaur -- I think it would make my ears bleed).

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Hugs mama. Could be worse-you could have sat them down in front of WWF wrestling and then had to keep them from killing each other when they started wrestling. It's all good-they'll be fine. (and ice cream has lots of calcium, it's good for their growing bones :LOL )

[merpk]

Another :

I don't feel guilty until I've had to change the videotape two or three times ... and groused during the tape-change about being interrupted from my posting to do the changing ...

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