I read this tweet by Bethenny
Frankel the other day. “Snow day” followed by three exclamation points suggests that she was happy about it. I love Bethenny, and I also come from a "place of yes". However, the
enthusiasm with which she made this Tweet reminded me that even though she thinks that she like the rest of us working moms she is not.
This Winter Has Been Long and We Are Over It
This winter has been cold and long, even though it’s only
the first Monday of February. And the
average working mom has lost her enthusiasm for snow days. Indeed, she has come to despise them. Working
moms cleave to their schedules like a starving man cleaves to a loaf of bread. And this bad weather has made life
unpredictable. The snowy days have been
interrupting her work schedule, depleting her PTO days and made it nearly
impossible to plan anything. Indeed,
controlling the weather is completely out of her control. Since most working
moms are control freak. It’s been truly maddening!
In Pittsburgh, this week alone school has been very
disruptive. We have had snow followed by sleet followed by rain followed by
frigid temperatures. Since the beginning
of January it has been a crap shoot whether the children will have school and
whether it will start on time. And we
are totally over it. Between the school delays
and cancellations, it’s really put a wrench in our schedules! (Our toddler’s
pre-school is through Pittsburgh Public Schools. So, whatever they decide
impacts our lives.) This morning Andre acted like they delayed school just to
make his life hell. Since I teach class at a local law school on
Wednesday mornings, I’m limited on Wednesday mornings.
There are Many Snowy Days to go Before We Get Relief.
This
would be a grand story if the weather had cleared.
However, the end is nowhere
in sight. It has continued to snow today. And, we are in for even more snow
over the weekend. On the bright side, the bad weather has allowed us to have
more family time. However, God, if you’re listening, we don’t need bad weather
to spend time together. Promise!
(And for everyone else, including my girl Bethenny, I say screw snow days. In this house, we are completely over them. So, bring on Spring!)
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