Sometimes I want to rip my hair out when I am driving, and Jackson is screaming. Sometimes screaming is better than the low frequency whine, but most of the time, it is the high pitched constant drone that throws me over the edge. I am not a good driver anyway. I despise traffic to the point of anxiety. Dealing with the stop and go, Boston drivers in general, and the miles of parking lot that occurs on the Mass Pike at rush hour is my idea of a night terror. Throw in a screaming child in the back seat, and I am toast.
And so, here it is, a few moments before the Friday bell sets me free for the weekend, and I am dreading the car ride home. I come equipped with all the tools to get Jackson from point A to point B without a meltdown. I've got snacks, juice, hand held toys, books, CDs on tape, books on tape, my nice soothing voice, and my voice of rage that comes out when I am about to cry at the 5 mile marker. Any other suggestions would be helpful. I am investigating the installation of a DVD in my crappy corolla, a new car seat (maybe this one is uncomfortable?!), and BOSE noise cancelling headphones. Am I already a bad mom? I can't get my son to entertain himself for 45 minutes?
When sharing this struggle with a colleague this afternoon, who has an older boy, he just shook his head in despair and said:
"You think it's bad now?! Wait until he says 'Are we theeerrreee yet?!?!' a thousand times in one trip. You'll wish he was screaming."
Point taken.
1 comment:
No noise cancelling headphones. You need to be aware of the traffic and associated noises. No worries. This too will pass.
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