parenting vs. dating

I don't know what's more difficult, raising two kids on my own, or raising two kids while trying to date, OR raising two kids, trying to date AND going through nursing school. You know, no one ever knows what their future holds, and I definitely didn't expect any of this happening to me. Kids, yes but their father and I not working it out, no. So this whole dating with kids thing is really difficult. You have to (first have a guy to date), plan the date, than plan the babysitter, pay the babysitter, get ready WHILE having kids running around unless the babysitter takes them early, make sure you have no food splattered on you whatsoever, and actually look like a single female, not a I-don't-care-what-I-look-like-I-have-two-kids look. Then once your out, you realize a majority of your conversation was about your kids. *sigh* Some things are hard to change, while others are completely ingrained into your brain it's hard to even imagine it differently. Welcome to single parenting.  Maybe at some point I'll be able to keep the line between a parent and a single female somewhat thicker than it is now, cuz there is no balance at all. An all-or-nothing sort of thing.

Since school is finally out for my munchkins I need to start planning getaways for us to spend as a litl family. There may not be many days like that in our future once the fall semester begins, especially with BOTH my litl ones in school. time is flying it seems. And it's always the good days that go faster than the bad ones. Hardly seems fair to be honest..

-Amanda

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