Invisibility cloak for moms

One of the things that change when you become a mom, is that solitude becomes something that's rare. You can't even go to the toilet in peace.... Or hide out there. They'll always find you.

A song keeps playing in my head: 'Where is the love?' Indeed, where ís the love?! And is there enough love going around? Where is the love? Sometimes I'm so busy living, keeping the kids from killing themselves and each other, I forget about the love. It's hard to feel the love when they walk...

Even though I've been a mom for almost thirty years now, I still fear the day someone comes up to me and exposes me as a fraud. I often feel like an actress in a very bad B-movie. The kind that doesn't even make it to the movie theater, but is released onto dvd immediately....

My husband gets a Christmas package from his work. My daughter gets a Christmas package from her work. I, however, get no Christmas package from my work. Because as a SAHM, I'm supposed to be satisfied with love and kisses. Don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't appreciate being paid  with love. But...