I'm assuming that most people who stop by here know me pretty well. You know that I love to read; that I own more books than I know what to do with; that I collect "old" books, mostly the classics.
And pretty much EVERYONE who stops by here can tell that I'm hugely pregnant and ready to pop. I'm hoping that EVERYONE who knows that I'm pregnant also knows you don't mess with pregnant women and their emotions...ESPECIALLY when they've about had it with being pregnant. Period.
So, you'll understand when I say that I shamelessly sobbed when I saw this:
And this:
But most of all, this:
And this:
But most of all, this:
Now, I know that when your child is 3, they are bound to do stuff that makes you insane and that you have to just deal with it. Do they know any better? Maybe. But kids will be kids.
Whoever created that saying should be shot.
I sobbed and bawled and cried when I saw Piper's "artwork". No amount of hugs, "I'm sorry, Mama" and "I love you's" whispered by my darling daughter could make me feel any better. Even the fact that she had used the same permanent markers to "paint" her toenails and fingernails and was awfully proud of it.
Really? You're crying over a book? A BOOK? One that you can probably just get a copy of? And what was your daughter doing with permanent markers by herself?
Look, pal. I'm just about 37 weeks pregnant. I am very much allowed to cry over anything that I want, whether it be that someone drank half of my Coke or that I feel and look like a whale. I can, will and DID cry over my book being colored in. Maybe later on I'll forget about it or get over it, but right now, I cannot be consoled.
Okay, I'm done ranting. I still love Piper, but she has it completely right..."Mama isn't my best friend today. I made her sad." Just about breaks your heart, right?
Yah, it just about does.
4 comments:
Books are babies too!
I see it from a different perspective. While that book may have represented a significant link to the father you never truly had, it now will forever link you to your own children and the connection they've never been without. Your daughters will never share a pain like this because they will have an entire life full of things to remember you by because you were always there for them. And in a way, that's something to cherish through the tears.
Justin couldn't have said it better. Someday you will cherish those drawings. And until that day comes, you can take joy in the fact that you now have that Daddy and your children have theirs...AND their Mommy.
But yeah, that flippin sucks. :( I am really sad for you too. I remember the day Gwen destroyed my Alice in Wonderland. Maybe there's something about that book? I shouldn't make jokes...I know. I'm sorry about your book. :( And you don't look like a whale, just so you know. :)
Girl, you're allowed to cry ALL YOU WANT. It's not like you can control your pregnancy hormones... I am with you all the way :) Love you!
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