Uma Thurman struggled to cope with the strains of motherhood-until a doctor ordered her to spend one night a week in a luxury hotel.
"I'll never forget. I went to see a doctor a few years ago and he said, 'I'm going to write you a prescription', and I went, 'OK, what's he giving me a prescription for?' And he wrote down on the pad: 'Hotel: One night a week'."
(I think this is the part where you feel sorry for how difficult it is to be a mom, but I can't be sure.)
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
15 comments:
HA!!! I want to go to HER doctor!
Who could do that? I have a hard time when the kids are gone for a few hours, much being away from them overnight four times a month.
Seriously, why be a parent if you aren't willing to put in the work. We all need a break now and then, but come on!
And besides, what lesson are you really teaching your kid? "You are driving me crazy, so bye!"
How about just sucking it up Uma! Toughen up like the rest of the commoners and be a parent EVERY day. You might find it rewarding and not want to miss the bedtime story, the kisses and the "I love yous!"
There is nothing more precious than a child on the brink of sleep rolling over, smiling and saying, "I love you mom."
And she brags about this!! Gah!
(p.s. No offense Honnormom. I know where you are coming from.)
No, my doctor has yet to prescribe THAT. I will admit, though, that this summer (about 8 weeks total), my mom has had Annalyn spend the night with them on Thursdays and then watched her on Fridays. She’s a teacher and had the summer off, so she offered to do it to help us save money on childcare. The savings was so helpful, but I will also tell you that I cherished my “free” nights!! And I am so very grateful to my mom for them!!!
For some reason it bothers me when mom's tell me that they are "entitled to me time". I have had this happen so often and it just blows me away. I certainly need a break from my kids and I have been dissapointed at having to cancel breaks because of illness/temper tantrums/accidents, but I certainly don't feel entitled to it. The thing that bothered me most is that Uma's kids are 11 and 7. Surely these children go to school? How stressed out can she really be?
not only that, but she's divorced. don't the kids go to dad's once in awhile?
No offense taken Fiona D.... I was just joking in my comment. I completely agree with everything you said :-D.
In fact, I will be flying out to Iowa to visit my family for a few days in August (my grandfather is 93 and who knows how much time we have left with him). With 4 kids, it is hard for the whole family to go, so my mom flies me out for a little while--just me. She always wants me to stay for a week MINIMUM, and I always widdle the time down to 3 days plus travel. I absolutely HATE being away from my family. A date night with my husband (or even a girl friend) here and there is nice, but I really miss my family if I am away from them for more than a few hours.
Of course, my kids compete to see who can say "I love you Mommy" the most throughout the day. When one says it, it is like an echo shoots around the house, ending with my 2 year old's "I...you MUCH!" :-D Nothing better than that!!!
I know. I'm not saying I wouldn't mind going away once in a while. In fact, Chris and I went to San Diego a couple of years ago for four days and had a great time. I'm just questioning how stressful motherhood could be for Uma that she feels a need to get away from it once a week. Not to mention the number of times you see her photographed without her children. Just seems strange.
I think we all agree we need time away to recharge. But to take the time and effort to purposely stay away ONCE A WEEK while the kids are where??? At home with a nanny?
If they with Dad or grandparents, why does she need to GO TO A HOTEL? Why not just go into her bedroom and close the door for an hour? Is she seriously that fraigile?
To me, her statement sounds like the kids are an inconvienience and this is how she "copes." We all cope! It isn't like she invented motherhood and the rest of the world is gazing in awe about how Uma is doing it, as if we don't know what it entails.
We get it. It is hard. Some of us just think having our kids around is pretty cool--even when they are driving us crazy.
i agree, fiona. while i love a little me time, i always cringe when i hear parents complain that "there's still two months of summer left" or "Christmas vacation is much too long". i love it when my kids are home! they're only this age once.
(although yes, there are days when i have to remind myself that someday i'll miss this stage)
I know! It drives me crazy how many moms can't wait for their youngest to go off to school so they can have some "time off". Must be nice to be those kids and know that the thing your parent is looking forward to most is not having you around. Sad.
remind me to never have children
*reminds Mel* They cause seizures after all...
Not hers, just ours and hobbitsisters!
i'm surprised the boys up the block haven't caused one
or more
Post a Comment