My daughter has an obsession. That obsession’s name is “Mommy.”
At first, I was flattered. Whenever she’d fuss over my husband trying to rock her to sleep at night and ask for me, I smirked at him. “She likes me better,” I’d tease, as if it were a competition. Just like Little Man, who often told Sam that he loved me a lot more than him or anyone else when he was 2 and 3 and too young to quite understand that hurt his dad’s feelings, Baby Girl thinks I’m the best thing since sliced bread.
Sounds awesome right?
It was.
But, eventually, when you’re the one who is called on to do absolutely everything in the world and rarely get a break, it’s loses its appeal.
“I pooped!” she’ll announce. Sam will grab a diaper to try to change her, to which Baby Girl will loudly say, “Mommy do it!” And, unless you want to risk poop on your hands, you don’t change a toddler with thighs like an Olympic weightlifter who doesn’t want to be changed.
How about being fed?
“Mommy do it!”
Naps?
“Mommy do it!”
Baths?
“Mommy do it!”
The same goes for being rocked at night, having her hair combed, her teeth brushed, her clothes and shoes put on (or taken off), being read to, having a cup of milk poured, being carried anywhere…you get the picture. Whatever it is that needs to be done, I’m the only person in a 100 mile radius that is capable of performing the task.
My smirks are gone now. I no longer gloat to Sam that I’m both kids’ favorite parent. In fact, some days I wish Baby Girl would switch loyalties…or at least become diplomatic like LM, who says he loves us equally (with a very discreet wink in my direction), which would balance things out a bit without a shit fit happening when Sam does take charge on the rare occasion (those occasions aren’t poops).
She is adorable.
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😄😄
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Oh she’ll switch. Reflect on your child development classes. LOL
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😂😂 I completely forgot about that.
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It’s great to be needed…
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My friend has the same thing going on with her son. She has to do everything, because she is Mommy. It isn’t like Daddy wouldn’t help. but her son won’t let him as much.
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That’s the case here (except when she wakes up in the middle of the night).
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Omg my daughter is the same way and it’s cute at times but then I’m like your father is in the same room ask him 😳 it does get tiring at times but you gotta love there cuteness
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Lol! I guess we just have the magic touch 😉
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Hahah we do ❤️
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They switch loyalties. Sam will have his time. Kids are fickle. ❤
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There will come a time when Sam will wish she was calling “Mommy” again
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Haha, I hope it’s tonight when our football team is playing 😎
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You should take a break, and let Daddy and her work things out. Like the song says, these are the good times.
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I feel you. Totally. My only consolation – other than wine – is that one day they’ll think they hate my guts.
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Hahaha!
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She sounds adorable, but I completely understand your wish for her to be more diplomatic! Lilly is the same way and it makes it really hard to get away when she’s literally attached to my leg while I’m trying to make my escape 😂
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Haha!! They don’t like giving their mamas a break.
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My husband was always jealous of our oldest daughters unquaking obsession with me. All the time I would say, no really, it’s exhausting! Now our youngest daughter is 100% daddy obsessed…and he gives me that look that I understand all too well…can daddy have a break???
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Haha! It’s nice you got a break this time around. My son was also mommy obsessed, so my husband was hoping he’d get a daddy’s girl. Maybe she’ll flip 😉
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Haha know the feeling!
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I am a mommy to be! 7weeks+ It is nice to see the perks of what being a mami will be like haha 🙂
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Congratulations! Have a wonderful weekend.
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Congratulations! It’s quite a ride 😄
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We can connect with the post a lot! 😀
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I had to laugh reading your post because my little ones are 6 and 3 and sometimes my 6 year old wants daddy, but so very rarely. They can be right beside Daddy and I can be in another room and they will seek me out to help them with something Daddy could have done from right there so much faster. Some days it can feel like an exhausting kind of a love, but it is hard not to love it! Great post.
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Lol
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I have 3, lol I eventually hide from them just for a breathe hahah
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Oh lord, I can only imagine!
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Lmao I couldn’t agree more😂
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Haha – I may be starting to build that rod for my own back! note to self, get hubby more involved. x
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I loved this! Right now I’m starting to see this in my own little one. We need to balance things out asap! Thank u for the foresight. 😊
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It’s tough for sure. It still isn’t balanced in our household, unfortunately, Baby Girl will win in a battle of the wills almost every time.
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Lol… yep so real!
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