So I was driving along today thinking that it sure would be nice to get some applause every now and again. To stand on a stage, with my head held high and just have everyone clap for me for maybe 2-3 minutes.
That would be nice.
But I don’t want to have to work extra for it…I don’t want to have to sing for it, or act for it, or be famous or anything like that. I just want it because of what I do everyday. That may be asking too much.
Just a nice round of applause…for getting my dishwasher loaded and unloaded for the 3rd time in 3 days. OR keeping my pantry stocked. OR getting my sick child to a medical establishment in a timely manner. You know…important things like that.
I remember what it felt like to get applause…back in the day. I used to be an athlete and people would cheer me on. I used to get unexpected awards and people would clap for me. I wish, sometimes, that I could have bottled it up and when I was having a week like this, I could open the lid, hear the applause…breathe it in, and then close it back up again. I think I would appreciate it more now than I did then. Although, I needed it then too…
I KNOW that what I’m doing on a daily basis is important. I KNOW it. But sometimes when you’re in the trenches, it sure doesn’t feel important. I’m tired. And post-partum. And have a messy house. And dirty children. And a baby who wants to be picked up. And dinner that needs to be made, which will only create more of a mess in the already messy kitchen. Wishing I had that bottle of applause right about now.
So, clap for me, would you? Go ahead. I’ll hear it.
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