June 27, 2025 - Friday


Today ended up being a MUCH busier day than I expected! I thought I'd chill out, play some vids, then take Ruby to her friend's bday party, then take Clemi to her sleepover. Instead, I drank my tea, went to the AT&T store, got phones for the kids, took Ruby to her party, took the other kids to the pool, worked on setting up phones for 3 hours (urgh urgh urgh!!!), then took Clem over to her friend's house for the sleepover, THEN went on a date with Jonas! 

I should not complain. I'm just in this spot right now where all I want is comfort. I'm going to blame it on my cycle! My period should be coming in the next couple of days, and this is always my 'I'm a crappy person' week of the month. Anyway, Ruby ended up having an awesome time at this party. I'm so very glad she got invited! She had so much fun. Jonas and Clem are more than grateful for their new phones too. I have a lot of work to do, setting parental controls to the levels at which I want them to be, but I'm glad they can try to reach out to friends before the awesomeness of the last couple of weeks wears off. Does that make sense? It's just that they had such an awesome time with drama friends, but they haven't seen or spoken to them in a week (well, Clem has spoken to a few of the girls, but Jonas hasn't talked to anyone) and I was feeling worried that if I dragged my feet too much, they'd forget how much they liked those friends. And Jonas LOVED, LOVED, LOVED the group of kids he counseled alongside. I think it would be great for him to keep in touch with as many of them as possible! Of course, he's kind of like, how do I reach them now that camp is over? But I'm hoping to text some moms to see how I can help with that. 

The AT&T store was fine. The sales person was friendly and efficient and I was out of there in 45 minutes. It just feels like a huge leap. 2 weeks ago, I was still saying the kids needed to be 15 before they got phones. Now, here I am, a mom who just bought phones for her 11 and 13-year-old kids. *face palm* I think it was the right decision. The world and the way we communicate with one another has changed. It's not going to help my kids for me to isolate them from their friends. It's just a hard pill to swallow, giving up this little slice of control. 

My date with Jonas was really nice. We rarely spend alone time together and I think he appreciated having my undivided attention for a couple of hours. I really hope I can keep this up. It's important for the kids to each feel like we have a close relationship and that I'm willing to prioritize getting time with them. 




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