The life and work of a mom can be sometimes overwhelming, other times down right painful, and all it takes is (at least for me) is a small bit of kindness from one of my children to make it all worth while.
Last night was painful. I had spent the day running around drop of here, lunch with co-worker, run home to make calls, and try to catch up on e-mails. Have I mentioned that I just started a new job? Most of my time has been spent trying to come up to speed on systems and learning about the company. Combine that with the start of summer break and it makes for a very challenging time for both my kids and me.
By 8:30 pm both the kids were crazy...should have been in bed and I should have been reading stories, but I was on the computer trying to get one last thing done.... I was on the verge of exploding....
Bottom-line it was all on me, and I knew it. I had blown the evening bedtime ritual and was paying the price of it. Struggling to get a handle on my own temper and gain a bit of control, while I was wrapping up the project I was working on, my DD presented me with a gift.
My sweet DD seeing that I was unhappy drew me this picture.
DD pictures always have a story. The picture is set on Halloween night DD and I are dressed as a princess and queen respectively (note crowns and high heels). We are walking holding hands and talking about the beautiful night sky.
This simple gesture, small bit of kindness, made all of the rest of my feelings of frustration melt away!
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