I love this cartoon:
One woman says to another, “My favorite part of being a stay-at-home mom is when they’re at school.”
Oh, c’mon, Mum, are you trying to tell us the thought never crossed your mind?
Not even once at the end of a long summer with three kids who don’t wanna do tennis lessons, Daddy away at work, and that new not-house-trained-yet puppy? (I was there, remember. Kids know these things!)
Originally published in The New Yorker October 14, 2002 — I think it should have hit the magazine in September, though — the cartoon’s shared here by kind permission.
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I can relate – thanks for sharing :)
I think all S-A-H-M’s or W-A-H-M’s can relate to this. *grins* I’m sooooo looking forward to my youngest being in school full-time next year. These half days at Kindy are worse than having him home all the time.
LOL! Tomorrow I’m about to experience this for the very first time as my 4 y/o is staring JK so I am looking forward to being a WAHM without kiddies underfoot.
I am actually looking forward to going back to work. Shhh….
This cracked me up. Thanks for the smile. :)