Dear Bently,

Today was an eventful day. Okay not really, I just feel like I have a lot of different things to say, and they don't really correlate with each other. So bear with me.

The first is you walked back and forth with me to the dumpster. And on the way we had some deep conversation. We discussed that you are wearing red, like Mario. Then we figured out we were matching because we were both wearing red! At one point I asked you what you wanted to be when you grow up. I have asked this question multiple times, because you never really give me an answer. I'm starting to think the idea is to complex for you. Anyways, you gave an answer this time! You said, "I was to be a pirate like Daddy, and strong like Daddy!" It melted my little mommy heart! I immediately had to call your Dad and tell him! He was touched too! :)

The hard part of the day came when I wouldn't let you play Mario Kart Wii. Can I tell you how much Mario Kart Wii has been such an issue in our house! You constantly want to play it. When you're not playing it you laze around and do nothing and just whine! It's seriously so annoying! You never give up asking! You ask over and over again. Ugh! So today I wouldn't let you play because you had already spent plenty of time in front of the tv. Your whines turned from, I want to play Mario Kart Wii to, "I want Annie to come over. You go to work Mom!" Now this isn't usually such a big deal. I get it. Annie comes over, and all she has to worry about is hanging out with you. Unlike me, who has to cook and clean and run errands and do other such not fun things. So I get it, Annie is fun. But today that was really, REALLY hard to hear. It might have been that you said it right after Livvy had been screaming for over an hour, or the fact that the house was a mess and I didn't have time to clean it and cook dinner. Or the fact that my dinner was going all wrong. But today, it hurt a lot. It hurt me that I can't be the one taking care of you all the time. It hurt to hear that, even if it's just when you're mad, you prefer someone over me. Now, I know in my non-emotional mind that you are just 3 years old and you  of course love your Mommy the most. But I am not a rational person when I am emotional. I guess I just want you to know that I love you more than anything. I am always here for you and I work hard so that one day I can be the one taking care of you all the time. All I want is to be a stay at home Mom. And maybe, with a couple miracles and some faith, we'll get there some time soon!

I love you so much my handsome man!

Love,
Mom