Ever have one of those days? Those days when you wish you could clone yourself? As a single mom it seems those days happen often.
One day I was at work and the school called, it seemed I had forgotten to put money in Hailey’s lunch account. Due to some issues the school was having I couldn’t do it online, I had to send in a check. I told them I would send a check tomorrow but they insisted that I come in and pay for Hailey’s lunch or she would have to do without.
In the words of the secretary “ I told Hailey you would just run right up and take care of this.” Really? I’m not sure how my boss would feel about me missing a meeting to take lunch money to my daughter. After talking with the secretary I convinced her to let my child eat lunch because I could not leave work. Maybe it was the sound of my boss repeatedly asking me if I was planning to attend the meeting or talk on the phone all day.
As I was gathering my things up to leave for the day my boss stopped by my desk with a few things that needed to be done, now. I looked at the clock, Hailey had already been home alone for an hour, I needed to leave.
I ran home, grabbed Hailey and a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and drove back to work. My poor daughter pouted in my office while I worked, peanut butter and jelly is what they gave her for lunch because I forgot the lunch money.
Finally, we get home. I’m exhausted, I just want to relax, but wait, we haven’t painted the trebucket and the science fair is tomorrow. I didn’t even remember to buy the paint. And she’s hungry because she didn’t eat the peanut butter and jelly.
In the car, run through the drive through and grab a burger, go to the store, get some paint. While Hailey eats with one hand and paints with the other, we get the science fair project done. I’m really done by this time and want to crawl into bed. Except that I never got to the laundry over the weekend and if I don’t at least do a load we will both be naked tomorrow.
I think when you become a single mother clones should be mandatory.