- Arrive at storytime 10 minutes late
- Ignore the frown on substitute librarian's face as you walk in front of half the group to take a seat
- Ignore the frown on substitute librarian's face as you walk in front of half the group again to chase your little girl who wants to play with Lego's
- Lose control of your child who appears deprive of a maternal figure in her life and wants to play with Another Mommy
- Apologize profusely to Another Mommy when your child refuses to get up from her lap
- Profess loudly that you do play with and read to your child at home and she shouldn't be desperate for Another Mommy
- Allow your little girl to scream, "BLAKE!" when she spots Best Friend because it means she gets up from Another Mommy's lap
Moving on...
- Allow your child to be chased by Best Friend because they are staying in the designated kids area
- Allow your child to shriek while being chased because she's too far from you even though she's still in designated kids area
- Chase your child through the Adult Reference and Paperback Fiction section because your child left the designated kids area
- Repeat above bullet point statement TWICE
- Put your child in time-out in the kids' Fairy Tale section
- Allow your child to run towards Best Friend for a reassuring hug after time-out
- Watch in horror as they collide at top-speed
- Hear the loud "thunk" as your child's head hits the floor
- Begin listening to the five-minute wail from your child who will not be comforted by you
- Receive stares from women who are probably thinking you deserve it after letting her run around
- Wonder where Another Mommy is and if maybe a stranger would comfort her better than you
- Realize your child will calm down after receiving Fruit Loops from Best Friend's Mommy
- Listen to your child's wails again after Fruit Loops are gone
- Receive angry stares from 30 computer users in designated adult area
- Decide storytime is over
- Flee the library without discussing the issue of a very over-due DVD and lost library card
- Contemplate never returning
9 comments:
All that in one hour? I can believe it. They certainly know how to keep us moving.
We went to the library yesterday too, thankfully my hour was a tad less eventful ;).
We were at the library on Tuesday! My 2 year old yelled, "No!" at the librarian during story hour and tried to punch the owl puppet when it was her turn to give it a cuddle.
You crack me up! This sounds like a typical library visit for us. Only Madelyn seemed to be a little better behaved than my Madelyn.....
Sarah
Oh the trauma of the library. Every since they asked for my firstborn to compensate for my library fees, I have not returned. However, I have returned as "Zachary Howell," and they have yet to question my name or gender :-)
This was great, it just made my night!! :)
You know, if you lived closer, we could do this together.
This illustrates perfectly why I do not go. Ella would not cooperate. Not in the least.
Ok, I really love this post because this is EXACTLY how all of my storytimes went when the boys were that age. Ask my sister, she went with us once. It does get a little better. We still go once a week. Every time we talk about not running in the library. Every time.
I hate to say it but that makes me feel better-- It's nice to know you are not the only mommy that has days like that :)
Sooo much fun with the two of you yesterday - let's do it again soon :)
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