Today has been another difficult day. A day of clinginess and tantrums. Celeste is teething am I sure that has exacerbated
the problems this week, however they have definitely always been there.
Now, as much as the idealistic parent might say that 100% of
a Mummy’s time during the day should be devoted to their child, in reality
there are other parts of daily life that need to be dealt with. This washing needs to be put out, dinner
needs to be cooked, Mummy even has to go
to the toilet occasionally. Not all of
this can always be done during nap time.
If I know I need to get on with something else for 10 minutes, I always
try and set up Celeste with an activity that I hope will keep her interested
until I return. However this isn’t the
issue. The issue is Mummy has left the
room! Celeste is clingy to the
extreme. Unless she is with another
adult to keep her company, she cannot cope with being parted from me. Although on paper, this may seem quite sweet,
it does unfortunately mean getting anything done is almost impossible. I appreciate that I am the most important
person in her little life but no-one else I know seems to have this problem.
