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Do your kids "bore" you?

Categories: Money & Work, Development, Childcare

I used to imagine parenthood as busy, crazy and possibly, fun. It is fun, sometimes, when I'm having a good laugh with my two-year-old or I'm snuggling up to my baby. And it is busy, in the way that I'm always changing diapers or filling sippy cups.

But, I'll admit: Sometimes, being a stay-at-home-mom is boring. There. I said it. Sometimes, I get bored staying at home.

What, exactly, about it do I find boring? The same lunch every day, the constant routine, the lack of interaction with the outside world. But, do I find my children boring? Nope.

Why? Because they are still small. They are growing into their identities every single day. They have their own personalities: My daughter is the crazy little type A and my son is Mr. Chill.

So why does this mom think that her children are so boring? She won't go to parties with them or bring them to the museum during the summer. The park or the movies are out because they're just too boring. She'd much rather do adult things and think about what shoes to wear to the next party than put her kids to bed.

Look, I'm not one of those "Motherhood is always wonderful" people. There are times when I would do anything just to have a night to myself or to get to go out on the town. But my children will be little just once and I want to be the important person in their lives, not some nanny that got suckered into staying late at night.

(And no, I'm not saying people that have nannies are bad people so please, let's not even go there.)

How will her kids feel when they grow up to find out that their mom thinks/thought they were boring?

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