I’m not a fan of felonies. However, the title for this piece was the only way to capture my emotional experience while wiping the kitchen down last night after the kid tornado hit it — hard.
My daughter, had her first sleepover last night since we moved. (Honestly, this was her first sleepover in over three years because she didn’t have friends stay the night while living with my parents.) And both my teenage son and preteen daughter are on summer vacation; violently swirl all that around (like a tornado), and you’ll find yourself barefoot in the kitchen (because your daughter stole your tie-dye Crocs), loading the sink full of dishes into the dishwasher (that you told yourself you’d rarely use to save electricity), finding empty snack wrappers around every corner and picking dry waffle mix off the kitchen counter.
At this moment, I felt like I’d been robbed — and all they took was my food.
Nothing brings me more joy than feeding my kids (and their friends — sometimes). Maybe it’s how I was raised or my family’s long line of European and Mexican culture, but to this day, we use any reason to make a delicious meal and feast together.
My parents weren’t wealthy, but there was no grey area between them and their top priority; our family. As kids, we always had what we needed (and a little more): food, solid shelter, safety, and love.
That’s why as a divorced mother of two nothing brings me more warm fuzzies than stocking up my new kitchen and looking forward to the next day when my kids come home and rob me blind.
Thank you for reading. ❤
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