Truly, I should have just taken a nap. I took the kids to the pool today, and that heat just took the ever living life out of me. Have I ever said how much I hate the sun? I was the ONLY parent there today that did not have my swimsuit on. Nope...I was chasing the shade around the pool. We were there a little over an hour, and it felt like at least 3 to me. I like to swim, if I am the only person in the pool. I hate the noise at the pool, I HATE the blaring sun down on me. I hate the fact that my contacts hurt my eyes so much right now I can't wear them, and I have to switch between not being able to see my kids b/c I have to remove my glasses to wear my sunglasses, or squinting so that I still could barely see them. Yes, I shoulda coulda just got in the pool with them had I worn my swimsuit...When I am in the pool with my girls, the literally HANG on me the ENTIRE time. Drives me absolutely nuts. To the point that I am snapping GET OFF ME and people think I am a mean momma. Clay will even pull them off me, and they are right back in seconds. I don't tan...well there are a few places on my body that will tan, but the rest burns...it is very weird. And the part that does tan has a TON of freckles. I hate the smell of sunscreen. HATE it. I do not like to be in the sun at all.
That all being said, I love my kids so much. And I love that they are not big sticks in the mud like me and they LOVE the pool. So I go.....
What a good mom for taking them to the pool despite the heat/sun. I'm glad they had a good time. Get some rest and time for yourself tonight if you can.
ReplyDeleteIt is crazy how much you and I have in common. I am not a sun lover either. If I have to be out in the sun I am putting on sunblock obsessively which I hate because then you are hot and smearing this lotion all over you and it just feels icky! I hate how my kids splash in a pool and spalsh water in my eyes. I know that is what kids do in the pool but I hate it.
ReplyDeleteAbout five years ago we went to the beach in Florida. It was my first trip to the ocean, and while I thought it was breathtakingly beautiful and would love to SEE it again, the whole experience of being on the crowded beach with sand AND sun--not for me. The waves would come up and splash water in my face, the whole while my feet were sinking and I could not stand up NOR see, I had sand in cracks I did not even know I HAD and it was just a miserable experience for me. Now walking on the beach after the sun went down was nice, but I am not a spend the day on the beach kind of gal.
WOW! Bless your heart! I hate I didn't read this sooner! You just had an all around bad day. I wish I could say something intellegent for you to hang onto, but I'm out of wits this morning. Sorry. You're such a good momma for taking them to the pool even though you knew how you felt about sun and crowded pools and sunscreen and water in your eyes.
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