Dear Everyone and Anyone Who's Reading,
It has been 3 weeks since I've come back to this quiet little town to take on the role I should really be playing: doting mother to a preschooler.
My hands have been full with work, sideline projects here and there, this blog and my attempt at Everyday English. It is overwhelming already as it is, but guess what . . . I still have to play mother. It's tiring and takes up all my time. It may seem like I own all the time in the world because I work from home; but no, I don't. I barely even have time to get my hair re-dyed, and I can't even pluck my goddeeemmm eyebrows anymore!
Today, we went to the local department store to buy leotards and cloth for his costume. It's his school's foundation day on Monday, and they're doing a field demonstration. This is all new to me because I never was built for this sh*t. I can't cook, I can't sew, I'm not so good with organizing my clothes in the closet, and I don't really fall under the "Will Make a Great Mother and Housewife" category. So this entire mother thing feels foreign and distant. I don't fahken know what to do!
I tried making his poms-poms and other props for Monday, but I just can't. My hands are made for typing only, I guess. I can't even tie a perfect knot! I suck. I really do. I need to go to Mother Camp so I can be more effective at this.
Oh well. At least I can teach him how to pronounce right and get through Level 14 of Monster Truck Demolition. :)
If any of you have suggestions on how to become an effective mother, please let me know. I also need great merienda ideas for his everyday snacks (affordable and realistic please). Yuri also seems to have these little bumps on his arms, like chicken skin. How do I get rid of that?
Love,
Desperate Mother of a Four-Year-Old
P.S.
Oh, they're supposed to bring food on Monday. What's a great recipe for a group of preschoolers and their parents?
