🌞 Mom’s Check-In: Summer Survival Edition 🌞

🌞 Mom’s Check-In: Summer Survival Edition 🌞

We are DEEP into the No School, No Camp era of summer, also known as The Thunderdome. Just me, the two girls, and Nugget—our fluffy CDO (Chief Distraction Officer)—all trapped in this suburban jungle with nothing but snacks, sass, and a dwindling supply of patience.

Here’s today’s loop:

🌀 “I’m bored.”

🌀 “I’m hungry.”

🌀 “She’s looking at me weird.”

🌀 “I’m hungry again but not for anything we actually own.”

🌀 “Why can’t we go shopping or out to eat?”

🌀 “Why aren’t we on vacation like EVERYONE ELSE?”

🌀 “Can we have a playdate in 10 minutes with my school friend who’s currently in Maine?”

🌀 More hunger. More annoyance. More injustice.

Meanwhile, I miss my quiet, luxurious 3 hours of solo errand-running—when I could walk through Target with a cart and a purpose, not two small companions asking why they have to wear shoes if we’re “just going out.” Oh, we’re going out alright—but not to Build-A-Bear, so now I’m the villain.

And laundry? HA. Jenna and Nugget have started a tag-team routine: one pulls the folded clothes out of the basket, the other tries to nap in it. Jessica insists on “helping,” which somehow turns her shirts into wrinkled cotton meatballs that now require the steamer. Because summer is nothing if not extra.

Also: shoutout to Alexa, who now sets hourly reminders to take Nugget outside before he leaves surprise “nuggets” on my floor. Truly earning her place as Employee of the Month.

If you need me, I’ll be hiding in the laundry room with a granola bar I’m pretending is dinner.

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