Heartbreak Mornings

Mimi usually wakes up anywhere between 9am to 10:00 am depending on what times she goes to bed. On weekdays I try my best to get out the door to work before she wakes up. Most of the time I succeed, sometimes I do not. The reason I do this is because if I am still at home when Mimi wakes up…things get complicated.

I think with any parenting system there is 1 parent who is more the enforcer while the other is more the fun parent. Maybe there is a system in which it is more balanced however it turns out with Annie and I we fit into that role. Annie definitely is the enforcer and the sterner parent while I am the fun and sometimes take advantage of parent. Therefore Mimi likes spending time with me because well…I let her do just about anything she wants and never say no.

So in mornings if Mimi wakes up and sees me dressed in work clothes, she starts crying and tell me don’t go to work and stay and play with Mei-Mei. She will grab my shirt and tell me to change and want me to hold her and basically not let go. It usually takes me an extra 20 minutes to get out the door if she wakes up. I usually have to steel my heart up before finally walking out that door. This morning I was cleaning my camera when she woke up and happened to record it. Poor baby...