No grace for the first tri
Long story short, my husband is in his busy season, so he’s working most nights and weekends out of town. I’m also 11.5 weeks pregnant. My parents live nearby, but they’re not really the type to offer to come help with the kids, so I’m doing it all myself.
I handle every dinner, bath, and bedtime routine. I get the kids up every morning, dressed, fed, lunches packed, and to school. I keep the house running (or it doesn’t get done), do the laundry, pay the bills, schedule appointments… you name it.
I’m usually extremely Type A, organized, and always planning ahead. But in the last 48 hours, I’ve forgotten two things: that I told my husband we could do the dance, and that I was supposed to go with my mom to her second mother-of-the-groom dress fitting just to make sure it still fit. Mind you, I drove several hours to help her find the dress and also sat with her through her first fitting.
Now they’re both upset with me, and I’m honestly about to blow a gasket. I do just about everything, mostly solo and without much help, and the one time I slip up because I’m completely exhausted and pregnant, I get zero grace for something that’s totally out of character for me. I already feel terrible for forgetting, but what feels even worse is having people be mad at me over things that, in the grand scheme of everything I’m juggling, are pretty minor.
Sorry… I just needed to vent.