ME Time
Monday, June 7th, 2010Tonight I was at a family party, and one little girl was upset because she just wanted to be alone. She claimed that she was ALWAYS with her mom or dad or sister or brother or a friend. She just wanted a few minutes to herself. In the words of a 4-year old girl “I just need some ME time.” How wise this little lady is already. Her words got me thinking about today’s post.
I will be honest, for the first four years or so of Brady’s life I didn’t like to be away from him at all. Even for our hour-long church service, I belted out the door to his classroom to pick him up. There is much that can be said for those first few years and the volatile environment that Brady was around before the divorce. So maybe a lot of it was more of a “mama bear” protection need than anything else.
But whatever it is, I have recently discovered the joy of “ME” time. The first time I went to get a pedicure while Brady was in a class, I did feel a little guilty – but as soon as the massage chair was turned on, I got over it! ME time might be lying in bed and watching TV, getting a pedicure, or browsing my favorite sites on the web.
So to all of the moms like I used to be: feeling guilty leaving your little ones, or just holding on to them so tightly that you forget about yourself…. Go treat yourself to something fun tonight. Because being a mom is hard work – and you deserve it!