I. Am. Exhausted.

I’m pretty sure everyone has said this before, but as a mom and teacher on my first week of school, I am really feeling this fatigue set in. Exhaustion doesn’t seem to affect my four year old. How about yours?

This kid has her first week of kindergarten, waking up way earlier than she usually does, doing all sorts of new and exciting things, and she comes home (dragging me behind her to the door), and what’s the first thing she asks me?

“Momma, can we go to the playground? I want to race you and Daddy and play on the slides.”

Um, what? I was thinking more like collapsing in the couch…

I didn’t want to disappoint her. She wanted to spend time having fun as a family. That’s so sweet and important….but, sheesh, I was so tired.

So, I told her no. I felt terrible. But, I tied not to, because you know what? If I went with her, I would be horrible company. It would not be good bonding time. So, I offered her the options to go outside and play in the backyard or come read a book with me. I explained that I need some rest time.

Guess what? She was totally fine with that. She ran around like a maniac with the dog outside and then came and read a book. She got to burn energy, and we got to spend time together.

She still has plenty of energy. I still don’t understand it, and I’m still extremely jealous of it.

It’s okay to say no, mamas. Sometimes it might be even better for them 😉