There has been so so many things written about the importance of showering as a parent. After you give birth to this, or in my case these, precious angels- your whole routine changes. We all know this! The showering, the need for showering the time of showering changes and the complexity of showering changes completely.
When the kids were small I would shower when they were asleep at night or shower when they were napping. Nathan would either be home or I would have the monitor close at hand. Not to say the monitor was on...but close. I could shower as long as the kids were asleep. At preschool age, I was the mom that dropped their kids off to school in my pajamas no hair done, no make up done just me. And while my kids did go to the "it" pre school in our town, you know the type, the one where you are seen and to be seen....I still was just me, scary! At pick up though I was a new woman, showered, hair make up the whole nine yards! And I was seen, just for probably being the wild mom who was very frank about child rearing. Weekdays my routine is: Monday, Thursday and Friday I take the kids to school, in my work out gear, then head to the gym....come home shower start the day. Tuesday and Weds I have to shower before school because I work at school and feel like I should probably smell better than the elementary school restroom. The weekends, Nathan is home so he can cut them off at the pass.
Point is no matter where we are in our years, as moms one of our only private times is in the shower. My kids know that when I am in my shower or if you hear water running, I am busy. I am probably not going to want to talk to you nor am I available for homework help when I am in the shower. Under no circumstances am I available for referring, goose egg nursing or arguing about who did what when and where! Now most people close and lock the bathroom door and go about their business. Well when I shower it happens to be the only time that Millie (our dog) is hungry. Her food bowl is in the bathroom & what am I supposed to do make her starve?? I think not!
My children also know that, barring a fire that they cannot fight themselves, I am off limits during running water shower time! They are also aware of the do not enter until the water has cut off & I am dried off policy. Only then can you yell from around the corner. I am determined not to scar the kids for life my seeing me in various states of undress...I scar myself each day so imagine being 8 and a male. Bless!
Imagine why last Saturday one of my little darlings started yelling at me from around said corner. Well when you have water in your ears, the shower running and the door closed (Millie not too hungry that day) YELLING! So I said WHAT?!?!? Then the door cracks open...garble garble garble! is stated! What?!?! I am smelling for smoke, wondering if they have tied their dad up..really what do you want?! SHOOT! Open the door John! What is wrong? What can you possible need that 1- dad cannot do for you or 2- cannot possibly wait until shampoo is out of my eyes? He says: " Mom can I play Guitar Hero?" "John-dear (thru gritted teeth) where is your dad?" "He is on the bed. Can I play?" NO!
So recap, my shower is interrupted, shampoo in the eyes, Nathan in the next room, water running, Nathan in the next room, Guitar Hero, door opening, Yelling! Oh my goodness. When I dressed and came out of the restroom-Nathan was still on the bed and had somehow blocked the sight of John entering the room, yelling at me, my yelling at John..etc...he looked at me as to say "What?" Then he said he was sorry.
So sorry that he will indeed be placing John in counseling for the sight he saw....Bless his heart.
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