Everyday::Dinner Without Papa

Reason Number 500 why I hate it when Steve isn’t home for dinner:

dinner time music

I threatened to put her to bed if she didn’t sit down properly and eat.  She then proceeded to scream “PUT ME TO BED” during the entire meal.  Steve asked me why I didn’t put her to bed.  Because it was an empty threat, okay?  I just wanted to eat my dinner while it was hot.  I was hungry.  I thought the threat would work and it didn’t but I wasn’t actually prepared for the drama of putting her to bed at dinnertime and not getting an opportunity to eat the lovely meal I made.

yes, I FAIL AS A MOTHER.

We typically eat fairly late, around 6:00 or 6:30 pm.  well, I consider this late because honestly, the kids should eat before 5:30.  As a result the kids are pretty miserable at the supper hour making it the absolute worse part of my day, hands down.   And when Steve isn’t here for dinner, well, it can get pretty awful.

Part of that is my own fault because there are some things I can’t let go.  I have to do the dishes after dinner.  My reason for this is pretty valid, though, because I work in the evenings and waiting until the kids go to bed before doing the dishes means I wouldn’t be sitting down to work until likely after 9 pm.  That is completely mad and so I do the dishes immediately after dinner. This is fine when Steve is here because he plays with the kids and gives them a bath.  It’s hell when he isn’t here because I’ve spent the last two hours prepping/cooking/eating/cleaning up dinner and the kids are hungry/tired/pissy. 

It’s fun.

At least Callum was ridiculously adorable tonight.  Although, honestly, that is unusual since the drama is typically flipped with Callum being troublesome and Claire peacefully eating.

little ham