I just had an interesting conversation with my neighbor. She is a single lady, probably a little older than our parents. She has 4 grown kids and a grandchild. She moved here from Ogden to be closer to a couple of them, but doesn't see them very often.
Anyway . . . Here is what I learned.
She only had children because she thought it was her moral obligation.
She didn't take to parenting like "a duck takes to water. "
When she meets Jesus, she'll tell him she did the best she could, but at least she did her duty to multiply and replenish the earth.
I shouldn't have any more kids until Jack is at least in kindergarten.
Two kids is the maximum anyone should have without a supportive husband. Her's just "sat on his duff all the time" while she worked, did the baths, and the homework.
Jack must have missed a nap and probably needed to go to bed early.
. . . I think that's about it.
She was out in her driveway tonight applying a sealant to the concrete. The kids were running around the cul de sac and I did have to grab Jack out of the road a few times, but I thought my kids were being good.
I don't know if her comments were a reflection of my parenting skills or if she just needed to talk to someone.
I have had a couple other conversations with her since she's moved in and they have all had similar tones.
Oh well. Good thing I am not having another child today, so I can think about that kindergarten thing. And, even though James was mad at me, he did clean up dinner while I was outside with the kids. That's good that he wasn't sitting on his duff, right?
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I know "LOL" is passe. But truly, this post had me laughing out loud.
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