Maintenance

People always ask me, being the mom of two boys if I am going to, "go for that girl?"
The answer simply is, "no". Usually I give a more colorful reply but since this is a public site I will keep it clean. Before I begin my little rant I have to say that I love my husband and children dearly. There is nothing that I wouldn't do for them. In fact....I do everything for them.
The reality is, I have three boys ;ages 6, 3 and 35. The three year old boy I don't mind doing things for. He can't tie his shoes yet, he has a hard time picking up his room and cutting his own meat. I get that. These things I can help with. The six year old I also don't mind assisting in tasks. Putting away his laundry, running his bath for him at night and packing his lunch is my pleasure. He's a kid.
The 35 year old boy on the other hand is much harder to do things for and feel good about it. Stinky running shoes and socks left in the living room since Thursday morning irk the hell out of me. The peanut butter knife left on the counter next to the crumbs from his toast this morning? Annoying. This isn't a new concept, the husband agitating the wife. For years men have been tracking mud into the cave or leaving their muskets and knives where the children could get to them.
Today I am leaving my boys. Not for good but for a good eight hours at least. Retail therapy, lunch with friends and discussing the aforementioned will revive this lady. Mama needs maintenance too.