Did someone call a (spin) doctor?
When you try to justify to yourself and your baby that spending less time with your child makes you a better Mommy… This is how my one-year old reacted to the news of having an au pair joining our family:
You know those people who will chew your arm off if you offer them your hand? Well guess what, I offered Mommy the opportunity to create some much desired “me-time” for herself by agreeing to going to the nursery. And how does she return the favour? She uses that time to go out and find herself an au pair to join our family so that she can, wait for it; extend her already generous allowance of me-time into even more time away from me.
Double WTF? Now I know the woman has a relatively good business sense, but to re-invest her baby-free time in order to get even more baby-free time is nothing but a brazen violation of trust. What does she even need all that time for? And what exactly is an au pair? And why do we not have an English word for the term? This is all very shady to me and the dubious reputation of the French being kind of “enchantée” with the idea of outsourcing childcare is doing nothing to calm my nerves…
So here’s the deal: Mommy being a jack of all trades, has decided that in order for her to (i) pursue her career in finance, (ii) help me with our blog, (iii) start a business on the side, (iv) maintain her numerous hobbies, (v) care for the dog and in case we forget; (vi) raise a family, something’s gotta give. And that “something” getting royally scr*wed, I’m beginning to suspect, is none other than MOI (if you’ll excuse my French)!
But what I don’t quite get is; if all those other things are so important to her — why did she even bother with me? Shouldn’t us spending time with each other trump all those other activities…? Now I’m not saying that I’m not enjoying my time in the nursery. And I’m sure that this new au pair person will be as carefully vetted and prepped as Donald Trump addressing the National Muslim Association, but still…
Mommy claims that she’s not wired to be a “full-time Mommy” and hence, she’s not the best Mommy she can be if she’s not allowed to pursue her other passions and interests. Apparently, knowing her own flaws, she’s opting for quality over quantity with respect to our time together. Seriously, this woman could out-spin the very spin doctor Cameron himself…
Originally published by Mr. Grumpbox, visit their blog at www.mrgrumpbox.com for great content and a laugh.