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January 28, 2003
Yes, I am still here! I'm sorry for such a long delay in writing -- the holidays and all of that were just crazy. And then, in the blink of an eye, it's all over with. Michael turned 3 on New Year's Eve, so his birthday always adds even more insanity to the holiday season. Yes, he was almost the Y2K baby!
Now that I'm back, I wanted to take a minute to comment on a little controversy brewing on my "talk to me" page. I guess I am surprised that a bit of the SAHM vs. Working mom debate has landed here, as I am the biggest supporter of SAHM's -- I have the utmost respect for women who are with their children 24/7 because I don't think I would be nearly as good at it as they seem to be. It's funny because my neighbor stays at home with her two children, ages 5 and almost 2, and she says to me "I don't know how you do it, with working and all -- I am in awe of you!" and I look at her and say the same thing to her! So, I guess the long winded point I am trying to make is that, sure, there are extremes at either end -- to some I am evil for working and leaving my kids; to others, I give up too much professionally and personally to be with my children; but I think that for the most part we should be supportive of those of us in the middle ground, and that's what I want part of this diary to be -- support for those who might need to see that they are not alone in their feelings. So please try not to get defensive based on pre-conceived notions about what SAHM or working moms may be stereotyped as. Just give everyone a chance to be the best mom they can be.
Whew! I'll get off my soapbox now!
Two weeks ago we got to take our second trip to the ER with Michael. He slipped off his stool (while brushing his teeth of all things) and cut his head. From the depth of the cut you would think he hit a nail or something, but it was just the corner of the wall. He needed 14 stitches, and it was the truly worst experience of my life, as I am helping to hold him down while he is screaming for me to help him because they are hurting him. It was just terrible!! The stitches came out this past Monday, and it looks pretty good. We'll have to give it a bit more time before we know for sure if it will be a permanent scar. For now, I just keep slathering on the cocoa butter and vitamin E, and hoping for the best. I can't imagine what life would be like if I had a child who was chronically ill and had to be in the hospital or undergoing any kind of treatment. This brief hour trip to the ER was almost more than I could stand.
Well, time for me to get going. I hope you are all doing well, and if you've managed to read this far, thanks!!
Kathy
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