Tomorrrow Kwasi returns from Ghana. Man……I will never, ever again say, or think to myself, during a heated disagreement or argument, “What good do YOU serve?!” Okay, I don’t think I ever said that, but I may have said some things close to it out of anger.
It’s not until your hubby leaves that you realize how much of a help they are…how necessary it is to have two parents. Oh, yes, parenting can work with just 1 parent….plenty of parents do it every single day. However, it’s easier with 2 parents.
Each morning I have to be as astringent as possible in order to get us out of the house at a decent time in order to make it to daycare by a certain time, as well as getting me into rush hour traffic as early as possible. I usually leave work earlier than what I should, just to catch the shuttle back to my car in time to pick Kwabena up no later than 5:30 p.m.
Then we go to Kwasi’s mom’s house to visit each day….including stopping at the store, or the library, park, or somewhere, and getting home around 7 p.m. Most kids are getting ready for bed at that time, but us, we’re just throwing a quick meal together.
I rush to get Kwabena in bed as early as possible, usually 9 p.m. I feel like I’m less of a fun Mom now that nearly everything is some directive for Kwabena, so that we can stick to our schedule. He’s a playful kid, and sometimes he gets TOO playful, like when I am attempting to get his teeth brushed–he’d much rather climb over my shoulder and tumble to the ground, giggling and playing. And there I am, squabbling with him to “hurry up, it’s past your bedtime!”
With Kwasi around, that extra pair of hands is soooo helpful.
Also, Kwabena misses his Daddy, even though he doesn’t talk about it much, and rarely spends more than a couple seconds talking to him on the phone before Kwabena requests to speak to “Uncle Dumpy” (aka Uncle Genfi, lol….). I don’t know if I mentioned it, but a couple weeks ago, Kwabena had a breakdown at daycare, crying that his “Daddy went to Ghana and he’s not coming back!!” Poor thing………. So yeah, he’s carrying some of that around with him. And that experience made me realize that I could never take the kids away from Kwasi, no matter how much we get along or do not get along….no matter if our marriage makes it or fails (hopefully not fails, lol!). But you get my point…..I would never take my kids from their Daddy. Ever.
So……to sum it all up, we need you Kwasi! 🙂 We look forward to your return 🙂
Have a good flight tonight!
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