We are a day away from the kids going back to school and we are DONE.

D. O. N. E.

We are failing as parents today. We are tired, we are frustrated and we want to get back to work without all the distractions . . . the constant distractions.

The fighting. The whining. The boredom.

Constantly making food, thinking up activities and balancing three little people, all with minds of their own.

Now, it’s not like we were really ever perfect parents, but our past skills, compared to today sure do make me think we used to be damn good. I feel like we hit the “good parenting expiration date” some time in the last few days. Slowly our skills started to sour, we didn’t have the fresh ideas any more.  We spoiled.

It is so hard to wade back out of the world I want to be, adapt to, yet another, interrupted conversation with the hubby, balance . . . when the reality is there is no balance these days; it is ALL kids.

I caved in at one point today and even pulled out the playdoh.

Oh, how I despise playdoh.

So, I keep my eyes on the prize, knowing I will be sending them on their merry little way back to school.

And I will come home, pour a cup of tea, and realize the 3yr old doesn’t go back until tuesday!