Confessions of a Mother

It’s been 20 days since the kids and in-laws have left for a trip. How do I feel?

For the past few years, I wondered if I would ever get a day without having to look at the clock, if I would ever be left alone at home at least for a day, or if I could skip cooking, cleaning, etc.

Finally, that period has came. I feel serenity, joy, and peace of mind in not having to attend to the daily chores. True that I still cook food, clean the house, etc., but I am not obliged to! The point is, I can choose not to! Or I can do it whenever I please.

You can call this mere laziness. The thing is – I still do all these things – on time! The mere thought that I need not do it right away gives me the energy to do it right away.

Read that again.

I still do all the work on time. But, since there’s no obligation for me to do the household chores, I do them with more energy.

And, anyways, cooking food for just me and my husband is like a cake walk – it’s like asking a 5^th grader to answer the question paper of a 1^st grader. I just need 30 minutes to 1 hour to wrap up all my household work – even without the maid.

I know I should be missing my kids now. But I am still unpardonably happy that they are away. You can call me a bad mother, but I feel all mothers deserve a breather like this. I feel blessed that I have one. I feel happier than I would be if I were on a vacation with my close friends because I also have a lot of time to focus on my office work, career, health, and fitness.

Are you guys with me?