Stretched thin by the endlessly repetitive chores of homemaking.
Exhausted by the requests, frustrated by the demands, blinded by the broken sleep.
I put on a load of washing. I fill/empty/fill/empty the dishwasher. I vaccuum. I mop. I fold and put away the washing. I clean, I tidy, I wipe, I polish.
I cart children here, I take them there, I ferry nearly everywhere.
I miss my husband when he's away. I miss the adult company. But mostly I just miss him.
Some days I pray for it to be the children's bedtime so I can have some peace. Then they go to sleep and I am lonely.
I tweet. I Facebook. I blog. I reach out. I am supported.
I am sometimes asked how I find the time to blog, or to be on Facebook, or to tweet. I don't find the time, the time finds me.
I am not less of a mother because I am active on the interwebs.
I am visible here. I exist. I am a person who can think and write, not just change nappies and prepare food. I am not Mum, I am just Kate.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
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Yes!!!
ReplyDeleteWell said xo
ReplyDeleteHuh. That's weird. I don't remember writing this, and yet.... surely I did!
ReplyDeleteHow did you get inside my head? Yes, it is like that. Sometimes a week can go past and I haven't had an adult conversation. The housework is never ending and only noticed when it's not done. And that's by my kids!
ReplyDeleteHi Kate! You are not invisile to us. You do exist. And I can even say that I've met you...!
Yes. Before Facebook, there was usenet forums. I was a person, who just happened to have a child, but a person with thoughts and ideas and her own reality, there.
ReplyDeleteIt is GOOD to have adult company.
oh hunni YES YES YES to all of the above although somedays im just as invisible on the social network scene as i am in the real world but not as often
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Yes you are Kate! And yes I completely hear you! xxx
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely spot on!! Great post.
ReplyDeleteLove & stuff
Mrs M
LOL, I often feel the exact opposite to this. I feel seen and heard at home, or face to face with people, but on the net I often feel I'm talking into a hurricane and completely invisible. I must be doin' it rong, hahaha!
ReplyDeleteI would be lost without the net. In those early days of parenting triplets, there was no way I was going out to a mothers groups! And there began my foray into social networking. I would be lost without the support that I have received over the years from internet friends. And just imagine, without the internet, I may never have met my gorgeous neighbour IRL all those years ago. Can't imagine not having met YOU! xxx
ReplyDeleteHere here!
ReplyDeleteI agree! Very well said! The never ending washing and cleaning and cooking and nappies seem like nothing when you can hop onto a blog, facebook or twitter and find some company!
ReplyDeleteyou are Kate, not just Kate!
ReplyDeleteUhmm.. realised my comment might have sounded like I was saying 'you're invisible'.. no, I was saying You are KATE (not invisible)... note: no comma. Just clarifyin'.. :)
ReplyDeletexxx
Nice to find another new blog to read!
ReplyDeleteI often feel guilty about the time I spend online but it is my (English) outlet. It is the way I stay in touch and without it I would surely shrivel up and die. Okay maybe not. But it sure feels that way.
oh yes to the millionth degree.
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