So, have your kids untwisted their Little Mermaid panties from the time change yet? That's always a fun one, right?
My kids? Man, the last two days have given me a facial twitch. By lunch time yesterday they were growling at me, slinking toward me with a crazed glint in their eyes as I cowered against the kitchen cabinets with only an oven mitt and a spatula as my defense, pleading with them, "People, please! A nap will fix this! For the love all that is holy, just GO NIGHT-NIGHTS!"
They seem back to their normal selves. And by "normal" I mean "whiny and a bit bi-polar."
As for me, it turns out that finalizing a divorce frees up massive amounts of mental energy. I can think! I can finish the laundry before it eats the entire house! I can finish an email! I can....wait, what was I saying?
(And just now, I discovered a mug of coffee in the microwave that I believe has been sitting there for at least two days. Ah, so that's where I put it...)
Okay, maybe not massive amounts of mental energy. Maybe more like delicious bites that I haven't tasted in a while because I was too busy watching in horror as the sh*t hit the fan and doused my life in, well, yuck.
But I'm good now. I've had a shower. I don't need to fix anything, or anyone. And I think I'm enjoying the sense of peace that comes from being (finally) comfortable in my own skin.
Also, the kids finally got that nap in. Do you think it's safe to remove my suit of armor now? It's really freaking heavy.
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Excellent. Might I add it's better to leave coffee in your fridge for two days than, say, a bowl of steamed broccoli?
Are congratulations the right thing to say when a divorce is finalized? I guess it depends on the situation. At the very least, let me extend a big sigh of relief that the ordeal is past, and a high-five and a slap on the ass to propel you towards your (hopefully very bright) future.
I actually LOVE the time change... I put my boys to bed an hour earlier and we stay on the old schedule. Is that wrong? :)
And yes... they are old enough to tell time, but they (and me too) are tired enough I don't care.
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