I’m Needed Every Moment of Every Day

Ugh . . . these kids.

Don’t get me wrong, I love them (I really do). But sometimes, I just want a moment to myself. 

But as soon as I sit down, someone is in my lap. All I want is to sit down for a minute, but as soon as I do, there’s a child (or two) on my lap. 

Then there’s the middle of the night wake up calls. Between my daughter crying out for no reason and my son’s bad dreams, I know I have to get up because it’s not Daddy’s name they’re calling for. 

And then there’s every day, all day, I hear, “Mommy!” They can’t find me and it’s making them nervous so they’re searching all throughout the house for me. All I want is to pee in peace, but there’s a child opening the door behind me and up in all my business. 

I’m wanted, no, I’m NEEDED every moment of every day. 

There is no break for Mommy. 

There is no privacy or a moment of peace. 

There is no quiet time with Jesus because there’s a kid who’s got to be under my feet all of the time. 

It’s exhausting. 

It’s annoying. 

And yet . . . I know it’s temporary. 

I’m a mom of littles right now, which means I’m their best friend, their source of comfort–I’m it (and Daddy when he’s off work). 

I’m also a stay-at-home mom which means I’m the one they spend all day with. (Leads to a lot of separation anxiety, even if it’s just a trip to a bathroom that we’re talking about.) 

So, while right now I’m constantly needed, I know one day that will change. I’m not going to get upset and annoyed that I have no moment of peace to myself. I’m not going to complain that I don’t get to sleep because my name is called throughout the night. Because, for right now anyways, I’m needed. Some day they won’t need me anymore, I won’t be at the top of their list. 

But for right now, I’m all theirs and they’re all mine.