Now don't panic, Kiza is just on a business trip for 11 days (she gets back tonight) and in a Facebook status update after a particularly difficult meal I posted:
Caring for a nearly 5 year old and a 2 and a half year old is a lot of work; for two people. It's exhausting and relentless for a single parent.
I quite honestly don't know how people do it.
I guess you find help. I was able to solicit the help of my oldest son Caleb so I could go to the gym in the early morning hours (which really didn't help that whole exhausted thing, but I digress).
You need your friends and family, that's for sure. But I have no family in town and being an intravert, soliciting help from friend requires more mental energy than taking care of two small children!
Thankfully we have a fairly well established schedule, so I survived the first 11 day stint fairly well. I only resorted to the Shiraz on two occasions and didn't even touch the Bailey's.
Kiza arrives tonight. I miss her so much. And not just to share the parenting duties. This is the longest we've been apart since we've known each other. I miss just looking over and seeing her there. I miss jockeying for counter space in the kitchen in the mornings.
She's back for a week, then gone another 10 days. I'm going to just try and enjoy this week with her. I'll deal with my next dose of single parenthood again when the time comes.
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