Last night was tough. The babies wouldn’t go to sleep. They just wouldn’t. Now, I’m accustomed to one or two of them staying up past 9pm, but this time it was all three. Luckily, my mom and sister were there to help. Sometime after 10pm, though, I gave up and moved on to something much easier like loading the dishwasher.
I think my mom and sister could tell that I was at my wits end and stayed to help. They stayed and helped me put the babies to sleep. They also helped me with cleaning up. Most days I handle the stress just fine. I have mastered the art of online shopping and have become very good at time management, but there are days when its too much. It was good having family around as opposed to nannies because you show weakness around family. It’s harder with nannies because there is a professional boundary there that must be maintained. So I was able to be me last night, flaws and all.
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