As a parent sometimes all you want is peace and quiet. A break from the constant noise of children playing, crying, asking "why?", "can I have this?", and climbing all over you whether you are sitting or standing.
So if that's all we wish and hope for why does the quiet seem so uncomfortable? The children are sleeping and the only noise right now is me. Typing away at the computer and thinking "It's too quiet." Maybe part of it is that if they are awake and quiet you KNOW they are doing something that they aren't supposed to and are possibly ruining something that belongs to you. So, instead of being able to enjoy the moments of silence I find myself filling them with tv shows I have already watched, movies I am watching for the tenth time, or music that I am not really paying attention to....they are just there to fill the void.
So here I go to turn on the tv while I clean because I miss the sounds that I wanted to get away from.
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