Why is that the week I am already stressed about #1's exam schedule that the Cub Scouts decide they want to meet THREE times and the Boy Scouts TWICE? Obviously they don't understand that I am 8 months into a deployment and am pretty much over everything.
This is the flaw in living in a civilian community during a deployment. The Pack we belonged to in Texas would NEVER try to do something like that to the moms. Mostly because the moms would be running the pack because everyone's husband would be gone. And we'd just say no.
But honestly, I feel it is a bit presumptuous of any family's schedule. Like "Hey, since all you have to do with your evenings is drive this one kid to scout events, we will have THREE this week." Anyone else have more than one kid? How about homework? Anyone else's kids get homework?
I have 2 kids in scouts, a kid in ballet and a baby that would like to play at home with her toys instead of being forced to sit in my lap at endless other activities. One kid is also in counseling, which needs to happen every week. Then there are the two kids at home someone needs to watch while I drag my other kids all over God's green earth. Or they get to come along for the ride.
When #1 mentions playing sports, I start to feel light-headed. When am I going to cram that into my schedule? Would it be mean to tell him I just can't handle one more event in the hours between 3 and 8:30pm? When the heck would we cook/eat dinner?
Touch of irony for you- I am home ALL DAY. But those hours are relatively calm (considering I have a 3 and a 1 year old home with me). It makes me think that when I go back to work, I will spend all my non-working hours in my vehicle, ferrying children to all their activities.
Hopefully we don't have many more weeks like this one. It's insanity, people. And I know I am not the only person who can see it.
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