or at least a neglectful one.
i figure that hiro played with my camera because 1) i'm always taking pictures and he wanted to play with mommy's toy, and 2) yoshi's always complaining about the mess and putting things away. so, hiro's toys are in his toy bin and he can't see them, so he doesn't know where his toys are.
at the time of the mutilation, i was upstairs changing sasha and getting her dressed. so, i wasn't smoking crack or smuggling pandas, but doing something that needed to be done. and i didn't leave the camera on the floor. it was on the desk next to the computer, because i had uploaded some pictures. hiro climbed up onto the chair and got his grubby mitts on my camera. *sigh*
i gave him a time out and then afterward i dumped all his toys out on the floor. things improved after that--i mean, he played with his own toys. but my camera was broken. the battery needed to be recharged, so i put it in the charger, but later the camera still didn't work so i took it to yamada denki. they couldn't fix it there (duh) so they're sending it to the manufacturer. they told me that since it was damaged by my son then the manufacturer's warranty may not cover it. duh. but when we got the camera we bought the five-year warranty from yamada denki and i thought that should cover it, but i am unsure....*sigh*
i am lost without the camera. recently i have been taking so many pictures. it's my only creative outlet. i haven't stitched in months (way too much of a hassle to take everything out when a toddler is on the loose!) and i have only just begun knitting (so, i suck and i've lost intrest at the moment.) i can't go to karaoke and my cd's are becoming boring...(oh! and i wish i could use some internet radio but it defeats me. i haven't really heard any new songs in YEARS!)
anyway, i cried for ten minutes after i found my poor broken camera. which is waaaay too much of a reaction, so i bought a pregnancy test. thankfully negative!! so it must be other hormones. ugh. i hate feeling so blue.
i need to spend more time with hiro. we used to do our own thing and then play with each other, but now that sasha is on the scene, i think i should cut my 'me' time (internet) *sob* and play with hiro. and show him where his toys are.
March 27, 2024
20 hours ago
6 comments:
Well unless the guy was lying to us, the yamada guarantee should cover child-inflicted damage. I hope you get it fixed. You are definitely not a neglectful mother though, you just have alot on your plate. I hope you manage to find a balance where you get time with Hiro but time for yourself as well!It is definitely a tough one! For me, I get over one big problem by ignoring D`s complaints about J`s toys everywhere. Even my MIL told him to shut up because "that is what kids do and having toys everywhere is to be expected."
PS- I just re-read your post and realised that it is Yoshi who puts the toys away, I think that is fab but you should definitely tell him that toys all over the place is just one of those things!!
awwww HUGS!
I totally never thought that you would be smuggling Pandas instead of watching him! It happens to the best of us. We had our camera at the beach and Becca dropped it in the sand! It has been grindy ever since!
I am so rooting for you to get it fixed for free!!
Try knittinghelp.com they have great illustrations and VIDEOS! Saves me every time!
You know, they always say that at Yodobashi, and they generally fix it for free, esp. if you have the warranty. Usually with a stern warning that it should "only happen this once"!
I hope you are feeling better. I know exactly how you feel about the no-hobby, no IRL friends bit too. Hang in there! I think we're just universally in a bad mood - it's the start of winter.
Hugs!
Hugs to you!!
I can completely sympathize with how you're feeling - I'm in much the same boat. It helps, sometimes, that I have English TV (such as it is) to fall back on when I need some zombie time, but I'm also pretty much sans friends and trying to find ways to occupy my mind with the toddler (her thing is climbing up on the kitchen table) so I don't go crazy. I also took up knitting, with equal success (I'm getting proficient at making scarves with one stitch. That's it.).
Hang in there - you're not alone!
Your brand new camera? Oh no, I am so so sorry!!! I know how much you wanted that camera and know you just got it as your birthday gift (I think, if I remember this right), oh man, that sucks! : (
Poor Hiro, I know it was just an accident. I hope the camera shop fixes it for free!
About the toys everywhere thing, we get that too. I pick them up, Noboru picks them up, we have the boys pick them up, it's never ending ha ha ha. But I'll tell you what a nightmare it is to step on a piece of lego or something during the middle of the night when I walk to go and get a drink from the fridge and I think I've just stepped on a knife or something! Screams of pain in the dark...I turn on the lights and it's just some stupid piece of plastic toy! Ahhhhh! Ha ha ha!
And I hear ya on the not having too many irl friends thing either. I just live way out of nowhere! I guess I could always join the old grandma's club they got around here, ha ha ha! But since I'm still in my early 30's, I think I'm too young for that! Sigh....it does get lonely around here too. But that's why I love the little blogging community we have going here! I depend on you guys, you know! : )
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