Ever wish you could disappear?
Hub had to spend all day with a guest from Japan, so I was stuck alone with the kids. This meant I had to bring Little Son with us to mass, which is like bringing along a 30-pound squirrel. No, actually, worse -- a squirrel who can yell in coherent English.
I told him to stop kicking his legs, which prompted him to announce to everyone around us, "Mama, I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU! I HATE CHURCH! BAD MAMA! I HATE YOU!"
Heh, heh.... I`ll just rip the pages out of this hymn book and cram them down your little throat now, ha ha ha...
I told him to stop kicking his legs, which prompted him to announce to everyone around us, "Mama, I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU! I HATE CHURCH! BAD MAMA! I HATE YOU!"
Heh, heh.... I`ll just rip the pages out of this hymn book and cram them down your little throat now, ha ha ha...
posted by L. at 5:47 PM
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And here I've envisioned you on your hands and knees scrubbing floors. Possibly you would have preferred that to your morning.
Thank heaven for my church nursery. The girls stayed there until they were old enough to be civilized (probably around 4 for Rebecca, 3 for Elcie and Rochelle). It's not mandatory of course and some parents like to keep the little ones with them but for others it's a lifesaver.
I know not all churches believe in nurseries but I do. Neither the screaming child nor I are going to get much out of the service.
Counting down to your guests?
My home town neighbourhood has a high percent of Dutch Reform. The little Korean cornerstore has the candy section stocked with mostly Dutch candies and every Saturday the shelves are basically emptied. The kids come out of morning mass buzzed so high they look like their heads are spinning off. They let them loose on the lawn then return to evening mass where they all pass out.
I went to a Shickh (no idea how to spell that) temple and they have a special room with windows so the moms with crazy kids can sit in their and everyone outside sits all silent.
Each Sunday we only go to half of Mass. I just can't hack a whole hour of church with a toddler. I figure we're wracking up some major Jesus Points just for the sheer effort of it all.
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