Addiction
I have turned into a hermit. I am constantly in this office on the computer. I'm not doing anything even remotely productive. I'm playing spider solitaire. That's right, I barely blog. I check my blog to see if anyone comments, go to ebay to check on my auctions, check email, and then I play spider solitaire while my kids watch hours and hours of TV. I can't even sit out there with them for five minutes. I feel like I'm crawling out of my skin. If I do manage to stay on the couch, I dose off ASAP. To continue this model of fantastic parenting, I get annoyed when the kids ask me for something while I'm playing solitaire. I tell them they have to wait until my game is over. Then, my daughter says, "that takes too long." I am very, very sick and I need help. Do they have a 12-step program for this?
posted by Nicole @ 4:28 PM
11 Comments:
At 6:20 PM,
Babaloo said…
Oh sweetie! Go take the kids out for a walk. Get them nice and tired... the computer will still be there when they're asleep!
I get this way when I'm reading a good book. It is hard to pull yourself away, but you'll feel better after you do.
At 7:37 PM,
chichimama said…
Dare I ask, what on earth is spider solitare??? Bored mommies want to know...
But seriously, you should all just head out for some fresh air, the weather is supposed to be gorgeous for the next few days. I'm thinking of a trip to the zoo myself. We haven't been there all summer.
At 9:58 PM,
Mama of 2 said…
Your funk sounds like my funk.
I have a list of things that I could be doing that is a mile long...but as of yet I haven't done a damn one of them.
I can't get motivated in the least -- feeling guilty about it but not really caring to do anything about it.
So I will push you out the door if you do the same for me.
At 8:52 AM,
mamatulip said…
Oh good GRIEF...I was absolutely HOOKED on spider solitaire in college. I played ALL. THE. TIME. I dreamed about it when I wasn't playing....
Good luck. LOL!
At 12:32 PM,
sunshine scribe said…
It is taking everything in me not to figure out what spider solitaire is because I know I'd end up with the same fate.
Good luck :)
At 5:30 PM,
EmilyJane said…
I have a 6-step program for you:
1. get kids.
2. get laptop (loaded w/ spider solitaire of course)
3. get in car.
4. drive to park.
5. find shady spot.
6. everyone play!
(Am i bad?)
seriously though, getting out is probably a good idea. and please, for the Love of God, do NOT tell me what spider solitaire is! :)
At 8:22 PM,
Sara with NO H said…
I was hooked on regular solitaire for awhile, then it was the downloaded version of Super Mario Brothers. I don't have kids but I used to babysit and I'd get mad when they wanted a turn or they weren't in bed on time so I could play longer and uninterrupted. I guess I never got into spider solitaire because I never figured out how to play it. Emily has a good idea. Take it to the park, at least you get some fresh air.
At 11:23 PM,
Bonnie B said…
Why do you think they call it spider solitaire? Because you get trapped it its web and you can't get away from the computer until it sucks the life out of you.
I say pack up the kids and get away from the house and all computers. Go to a kid friendly park. Fresh air, kid interaction of a different kind and a day of no computers will do you good. You can do it. I know it is hard-- as I force myself to do this every weekend and I keep thinking (I wonder who has commented. I wonder what so-and-so has posted. Do I have new emails?)
Get away. Do soemthihng. Exercise, and you will feel better-- and the kids will be in better moods too.
At 7:22 AM,
Juliet said…
we all go through phases like this I think. But I do hope you will check blogs soon, since I have exciting news!
At 12:59 PM,
Mama M said…
LOL - hooray! you're normal! at least, i find myself in those moments as well, so maybe we are both abnormal :) it took me a while to listen to others telling me that I didn't need to entertain my son every second of the day and now he has his play time while i have my office time next door and we both play in harmony. just don't get sucked into spider solitaire for toooo long... :)
At 7:41 PM,
Jill Urbane, The Mentor Mom said…
I hear ya sista. I just had a LONG conversation with my husband tonight discussing getting more help around the house. I feel like everyone else is having fun while I am slaving away doing housework and business stuff (ie, blogging and cruising blogs for HOURS upon end while ignoring my family). I say we start a support group for this!
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