Mama Karma

Some people are unbelievably lucky in life. They always win raffles, somehow get free tickets to events, and never get a parking ticket. And then there are the people that never catch a break. I'm am definitly NOT in the lucky category, but more specifically I would like to comment on what I think of as my "Mama Karma". I've talked to some other moms out there about this, so if you're a mom I think you'll understand what I'm talking about here. If I am alone with the kids, they will inevitably wake up early in the morning, have all kinds of immediate needs, not take naps and generally run me ragged. If dad is alone with the kids, they'll sleep late, get up quietly, feed themselves, wash the dishes and clean the bathroom and then go lie down for a nap - all without disturbing dad at all.

So today is no different than any other day lately. I'm exhausted. I want a nap. Do you think that I could convince Sabrina to take a nap? Not a chance. For 40 minutes I laid semi-comatose with her wishing with all my heart that she would sleep and allow me to do the same. Then the phone rings. It is my lovely husband. I anticipated his call because his "Husband Karma" is to ALWAYS call when I am napping or trying to (and he knows this too.) So we are talking and Sabrina is kicking away next to me. By the end of our conversation, she has passed out. Yeah! My deepest wish fulfilled. But now my head hurts so much that it is about to explode and I am now so stressed about life things and more than anything else I am no longer semi-comatose but fully (FULLY!) awake. So she sleeps peacefully while I fret and fume and try to sleep to no avail. And frankly I know not to devote too much time trying to sleep at this point. It won't happen so I might as well get up and do something off the To Do list.