Sometimes I don’t want to be The Responsible Adult.
Well, really. It’s more than just sometimes. It’s often.
I am the youngest child in my family and was always taken care of. Life was easy when I knew my parents and sister were looking out for me. I like knowing someone else is the responsible one who takes care of everything.
These days, it doesn’t really work that way. I’m The Mommy. When it comes to my children, I make sure I have my ducks in a row. I am The Responsible Adult.
Hello, it exhausts me! I don’t always like staying on top of things. It’s a lot of work keeping things in order, both physically and mentally. But I know that life–my family–runs more smoothly when I put forth the effort.
Every now and then, I rebel and do something that I know isn’t a good idea simply because I just don’t want to do the responsible thing! Like staying up waaaaaay past my bedtime to goof off. Like, um, now.
I know I’ll pay for this tomorrow…but sometimes, I just want to feel unburdened and that my life is all mine.
Is that so wrong?
I was just thinking of this last night. I wasn’t the youngest in my family but sometimes I wonder when I get a turn to just chill out and not be responsible for knowing when things are due, when appointments are, etc.
Haha! I do that, too. I’m always staying up way past my bedtime.
Some very interesting points raised here, which has got me thinking!