Motherhood = No Potty Time, No Shopping, No Phone!
Don’t become a mother if you’re not prepared to have an entourage come along with you every time you go to the bathroom for THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. For the past 8 years, 10 months and however many days have passed since the birth of my daughter I really can’t remember a time that I was “allowed” to go potty without someone either a) knocking on the bathroom door screaming at me because they’re hungry, bored, or wondering what I’m doing (as if that’s not obvious), or b) FOLLOWING me IN to the bathroom to talk to me.
When did the bathroom become a meeting place for moms and children? I have to say that this is by far one of the most annoying things about motherhood. I can remember times I actually had to figure out how to use the restroom WHILE breastfeeding my baby when nobody was around to help me. But that’s nothing compared to what happens the older your children get. Yes, I TRY to lock them out but often times they’re in a different part of the house until they realize I’m in the bathroom then they suddenly realize that I might have just one minute of peace and they come running to ensure that it doesn’t happen! I usually scream “GET OUT! I’M GOING POTTY!!!” and sometimes that works but usually they’re screaming at the door saying, “mommy, what are you doing?”, peaking under it, and knocking on it. With 2 children it really is twice as annoying and twice as likely that you’ll just avoid going at all until your husband gets home or the kids crash for their nap times. I can only imagine what it’s like to have more than 2.. do you ladies EVER get to use the bathroom in peace? EVER?! I feel for you, really, I do.
I think this is some awful form of payback for me doing this to my mom when I was little.. heck, I did it as a teen. It’s much like when we are ignored ALL day long by everyone until we pick up the phone and then as soon as we dial a number everyone has something to say to us usually all at the same time. So, I’m not allowed to go to the bathroom. I’m not allowed to use the telephone. Remember my post about my shopping experience with my son? I’m not allowed to go shopping or out in public either. I suppose one day I’ll look back on all of these things as just minor annoyances and laugh about them but as of right now it isn’t funny. Not funny AT ALL!
Thank goodness for the cuddly bear hugs and slobbery fruit snack kisses or I would have gone insane years ago. I must be doing something right though because today my daughter told me “You’re the GREATEST mom ever!” and she smiled at ME! So I guess being tortured through the bathroom door, having conversations that last less than 5 minutes with every single person who calls me, and not being able to go out into public for the next few years as a family very often is well worth it. Who needs a potty break or phone time when you’re “the best mom ever” and you have 2 sweet children who want to give you hugs and sweet sticky kisses? Not me! I might be annoyed but these are the moments that I will treasure forever… potty entourage and all!
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I have four kids and the bathroom is almost as popular as the kitchen in my house. I can’t help but wonder why the hubs doesn’t get bothered in the bathroom like I do. I mean, they see me ALL DAY LONG, so you would think that the person who works outside the home would be the one they’d want to track down right? WRONG!
At least I’m glad that I’m not the only one who has tried to figure out how to breastfeed while using the bathroom because I was all on my own.
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Lol- I think it is that they know you are sitting still and forced to not move while they could if they can just get past the door have 100% of your attention. And that is funny. My kids corner me in the shower or outside the door of the bathroom too. LOL- that’s hilarious.
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This is so funny and all too familiar.
I guess since I have a son, he will outgrow it soon. For over 2 years now I have to lock the bathroom door so he just stands outside the door talking to me. And the first thing he always says is, “Mommy are you pooping?”.
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I love it because I live it!
I sometimes come up with stuff for my kids to go ask my hubby while he’s in the bathroom. What’s good for the goose is good for the gander, right??
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