Scene: In the car the other day.
Cordy: Mama, it will be Mother’s Day soon. What kind of present do you want?
Me: I don’t know. What do you think I’d like?
Mira: Mommy, you like flowers!
Me: Well, yeah, flowers are OK I guess.
Cordy: No, Mira! Mommy likes chocolates more! You want chocolates for Mother’s Day, right?
Me: Ummm…I am trying to diet…
Mira: Flowers! Mommy wants flowers!
Cordy: Chocolates!
Mira: Flooooowers!
Cordy: Chooooocolates!
Me: What about sleep? I’d like that for Mother’s Day.
Mira: Mommy, that’s not a present!
Me: Oh, you’d be surprised what mommies would consider presents…
Later…
Cordy: Mama, I know what your present will be! Us! We’re your presents, mommy!
Me: Well, yes, but actually, you’re the reason I get presents on Mother’s Day.
Cordy: (panic in her voice) But we can’t get you anything because the Toys R Us doesn’t have anything you like!
Me: Um…well, I guess that’s true…
Cordy: So if you don’t like anything from the Toys R Us, we won’t have anything to give you! Can’t you like a toy that we like, and then we can get you that?
Me: I think you’re missing the point now…
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After that conversation, I’m a little scared to think what will be waiting for me on Mother’s Day. It’ll either be nothing, flowers, chocolates, or a new Thomas & Friends train set with some easy reader Backyardigans books.
Note to self: teach my children what “spa” means and why mommies like it.
And I still argue that sleep can be a present.
Ha ha ha ha ha! I TOTALLY hear you on the sleep thing. That’s what I told my girls I wanted when they asked me, and they said, “we figured that’s what you would say.” And they’re going to give it to me – plus breakfast in bed, I think. And hubby asked me what I want for dinner, too, so woo hoo – a real day off, I think! (Of course, I’ve been spending this week feverishly cleaning the house so I can REALLY enjoy a day off without those annoying nagging voices in the back of my head).
Hopefully your husband will step in with a little gift buying guidance for the girls!
I totally agree on sleep being a gift, expecially working nights. I was able to get an extra 1 1/2 hrs sleep this AM, hubby, dad and brother-in-law made brunch, and we went out to my favorite Indian resteraunt for supper. Got to play outside in the rain this afternoon with the kids. My kind of day
That’s a cute conversation! I am having conversations like that with my 4-year old, and he misses that point a lot of times.
Anyway, I agree that sleep is a great gift, and a little Mommy Break to go somewhere where there are no kids around tugging and pulling on my shirt!
Just dropping by!
My 5 year old wants to go to a spa WITH me. She says a massage sounds wonderful. Love her.