Mozza (6) + List of success stories

[Mozza]

Thanks 25yearsmlc. My inclination is also that she's clueless. It fits patterns in the couple where she'd have no empathy for me. And I also love that quote and use it too.

You know what really matters though?

The only thing that matters is what YOUR GAL is today. What's up with that??

I don't talk about it much around here, but I GAL plenty. Today, I went to an indoor amusement park with my two daughters along with my friend with his two kids the same age as mine. We've had some 4-5 hours of fun there. I was very touched by D3 at some point. I opened a box of Smarties and instead of eating them, she'd feed them to me. So I fed her some. It was an exchange. When D6 came and frantically tried to eat as much as she could, D3 would fight to get some, but then always feed them to me. It was more important for her to share with me than to eat chocolate. I was so touched and proud of her, I had tears in my eyes.

The day had started in my bed where the kids came to cuddle. D6 was looking forward to it since yesterday. They're very affectionate with me, telling me that they miss me, that they love me. I tell them just as much and we hug a lot.

D6 cried because she misses her mom for the first time last night. W is gone to her country for some 16-17 days, so D6 knows it's longer than usual. It was a bit of a relief for me because even though I want them to go through the ordeal as smoothly as possible, a part of me was sad to see them unaffected by not seeing one of their parents each week. D6 is starting to send more signals that she cares. She said she prefers the four of us together. She asked me if I missed mom too and I just said a sober "Yes".

Tomorrow, we're going to a birthday party, Monday I take D6 to work, Tuesday we're going to my parents, Wednesday is Christmas Eve, etc. We're plenty busy.

When I have the kids, I cook every day, they're never late at school, homeworks are completed, clean clothes, brushed teeth and all. The standards have not been lowered because I'm alone and I'm proud of this.

I also GAL when I don't have the kids, doing my workout, reading, seeing friends, visiting friends in other cities, hosting guests (an excuse to cook), a bit of volunteering, etc. This plus work and keeping the house together, cleaning, ironing, etc. I'm impressed at myself because I expected to fall apart much more than this.

Thanks for checking, 25yearsmlc!