It's my mantra and I say it to everyone and most of all to Monkey. At least once a day, usually 2-3 times I end up saying, "I'm just ONE PERSON!" It can be regarding making food, getting him a snack, carrying 2 kids at a total of 60lbs or just running to somebody's attention the moment they need it and not the moment I am able. God I wish I was two people!
Tonight at bedtime Monkey said he was afraid to go to sleep tonight because what if there was a fire, what would we do. In trying to decide the best way to answer that... I paused and thought. Woah, that would be one of those times I would truly wish, as I do most days, that I was two people (maybe three).
I told him not to worry, that was a Mommy job, and that if there was ever a fire I would come in and grab my two boys, one under each arm and run out of the building like a SuperHero.
Monkey looked at me, deadly serious and said, "Mommy, you aren't a SuperHero."
I said, " Yes, honey, I am, I even have a cool Super tshirt that has a "Super" emblem on it."
Monkey said,"Mommy, you're funny, you aren't strong enough to lift me over your shoulder and carry me out of the building."
(here I'm thinking, ok, I carry you back from the park on my back and push a stroller with your brother in it at the same time, I think I'm pretty damn strong.)
I said, " I think I'll be ok."
Monkey said, "Well Mommy, you are JUST ONE PERSON (smart ass) and not really a SuperHero."
(do you hear my heart breaking here.)
Monkey continues, "Now Daddy on the other hand, he's super strong, he can lift me over his head, he's my SuperHero."
Damn that IceMan, maybe I should go to work all day, rarely see my kids and still be the SUPERHERO. Jerk.
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