Unrealistic Expectations

We took the girls to McDonalds last night. They got my order wrong twice. It's okay, though 'cause I didn't really feel like eating anyway.

In the middle of dinner (if you could call it that) my step-daughter blurts out, "Mommy says that Janet never brushes my hair!" Hubby stepped up and explained that "It's not Janet's responsibility to brush your hair. You're a big girl, you need to brush your own hair." Emily repeated her complaint. "But Mommy says...Janet never brushes my hair!" I have to admit, Hubby's response was much more adult-like than mine was because I replied, "I don't wipe your bum either!"

I'm sorry, but I have three kids to look after. I don't have the luxury of treating any of them like my own personal dress up dolly. I make sure that they are all dressed, teeth and hair brushed before they go out - but I make them do it themselves. They are old enough.

I also remember the she-ex screaming at me at a soccer game to never touch her child's hair again! That being said, I do regularly check the girls head for lice. I hope that at dinner tonight with her mom, Emily repeats my bum wiping comment as she is dipping her hair in ketchup.