Am I Selfish
My mom was with me every day last week to help me out. Since I breastfeed the baby and I had a c-section (painful I say, painful) my mom mostly helped out with things around the house that I could not really do. Like laundry, light cleaning and cooking dinner a few nights. Oh yeah, she got tired of looking at my dirty toilet and cleaned it on her own. That I never expected, both toilets in my house at that! Anyways, when my mom was here one day, my mother-in-law stopped by and told my mom that she would come over this week and help out. So tell me readers, what do you expect is help? Oh wait I should not EXPECT anything. What would you desire someone to do to help you out after you have major surgery and you’re in a lot of pain while dealing with lack of sleep? I desired just a little bit more then what my mother-in-law provided. Sorry, it was like more a stressful situation then helpful. First of all she has two ankle bitters, Chihuahua’s. She asked me Monday if I mind if she brought them. YES I did mind, but somehow one ended up coming over one day and then today they BOTH were here! UGH!! I did not want either one in my home. The dog smell, fleas, perhaps an accident on my hardwood floors. Anyways, her idea of help is nothing but helping herself feel like she helped. Today she took my older son in his room to play for 45 mins or so, to put it nicely the room is now trashed! It was nice and clean (thanks to my mom!) and now the room has so many toys on the floor I can not open the door all the way! WTF! She was here to help, but now I have a kids room to clean up. Then I feed the baby and put him in the swing for a nap and next thing I new she picked him up. Ok, I understand you want to hold your grandchild, that’s cool. But when you hold the baby and I have to make my older son lunch, myself lunch, wipe my older son’s butt and get no help else where, but yet say I would do that but I have the baby. The baby was ASLEEP! He could have easily been left in the swing and I could have gotten some HELP!!! On top of it all, I am in a lot of pain today. My prescriptions have run out and Tylenol just doesn’t cut it!! So, I’ve pretty much laid down all day to get some much needed rest. I did have a friend come over that brought me a very delicious lunch (she cooked a spinach quiche from scratch) and took my older son outside to play! Wow! A new friend I just met about a month ago did this for me. She is a blessing from God! Her and her husband (her husband a good friend to my hubby). She made me feel really good today. She really wanted to help, all the while she had to care for her 6 month old son! Wow, I’m impressed she went out of her way to help me.
So, tell me am I selfish to have expected desired a little more help from my mother-in-law?
