Forget about March madness, if you are a parent, the month of May is when crazy comes knocking.
In addition to Mother’s Day and Memorial Day, May means graduations, end of the school year field trips, concerts, talent shows and First Holy Communion.
If you thought you were pressed for time during the other 11 months of the year, May is typically when moms and dads are really forced to put their multitasking skills to the test.
We are a less than 48 hours into this new month and I have already been required to use my fingernail as a seam ripper, my sleeve as a piece of Kleenex, and my hands as a bucket so that my sick child’s vomit wouldn’t splatter on her favorite pair of puppy pajamas.
I dreamed of becoming a mom for decades before being blessed with my daughter. However, I can honestly say that I didn’t once consider willingly holding out my cupped hands in front of my kid’s mouth so that she could puke into them, as part of the package deal.
Nor did I ever think I would willingly eat a muffin that had fallen into dirt, so that my toddler wouldn’t have to, and we could continue with our picnic minus a major meltdown.
Time is a parent’s worst enemy, and for me, the month of May only exacerbates this.
Currently, I have less than 24 hours to select a theme for my child’s birthday/graduation party. Should I go with the garden theme whereby the party guests make floral artwork and craft projects at a local botanical garden, or should I stick with an animal theme?
Once I get that done I have to figure out a way to show my own mother how much she is appreciated.
In some families, it’s not just your own mother that you have to shop for and pamper on the second Sunday in May, but also your spouse’s. Funny how that works.
Here’s to getting through the month.
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