Just Once

Once upon a time there was a little girl (yes it was me) who whinged to her stepdad 'It's not fair, you get Fathers Dad and Mum gets Mothers Day; when's there going to be a kids day?' *insert shock and snarl from stepfather* His reply was: 'Everyday is kids day'. Pffft what does he know anyway I thought in my head. Fast forward 15 odd years and it turns out he was right (shock horror).

So here's a list of things that just for once I'd like to happen; of course if one of them happened I may go into cardiac arrest - heavens if ALL of them happened the world may turn on it's axis, a tear in the time space continuum may appear and we'll be sucked up into a place I like to call heaven!

Just Once:

• I'd like hubby to notice one of the kids has pooed and change it before I notice - without the fan fare or inevitable poo game (where he knows master 2 has pooed but whispers to him 'Go tell Mummy you've pooed' - then makes himself scarce for 10 minutes!)
• I've love ANYONE to notice that the kitchen bin is overflowing and take it out to the bins and put a new bag in - again there seems to be a game in this household where people stuff as much as they can in and shut the door quickly before it all spews out - until I inevitably see it and silently curse(sometimes not so silent) and end up doing it myself anyway.
• I'd love to be asked for my opinion from one of the older boys and instead of the usual eye-roll (or halfway through my lifechanging speech they get distracted by something shiny and walk off) .... instead something will *snap* in their little brains and they'll be motivated to do something with their life.
• I'd like to wakeup and the housework fairies have paid us a visit in the middle of the night *omigosh is that the floor I can see down there!*
• I'd like to be asked for my permission for the boys to do something (and if I say no they don't rebutt - 'oh I'll ask Dad then'); instead they ask me stupid shit like 'should I wear a jumper or t-shirt today'...... erm look outside..... is it raining, is it sunny, do you feel cold?!
• I'd like to go to the supermarket and not have Master 2 have a spack attack because he doesn't want to sit in the trolley, or he runs off forcing me to abandon trolley and newborn to chase him, he doesn't whinge and moan about wanting 'chocolate Christmas present'. (hubby bought him chocolate coins at Christmas and he will not shut up about them! FFS)
• I'd like someone to genuinely ask 'what can I do to make your day/ life easier' instead of the constant barrage of 'I need, I want, Can I, Give me, now, now, now, NOW'.
• I'd like someone to ask me a question and wait for the answer/ story. I've started to become paranoid about my voice because so many people in my life walk away halfway through whatever I'm saying that i've recently taken half a vow of silence - keeping sentences to 5 words max. Why should I waste my breath when I know you're just going to change the subject/ walk away halfway through my sentence?!
• The kids NOT to drink the last of the milk so I can have my morning caffeine (it's safer for everyone boys) .... but also don't leave 1mm of orange juice left in the carton and put it in the fridge - seriously.... when was the last time I wanted to drink just a drop of something?! Apparently it's so we don't forget to get more......!!!