Before playing the ever popular horsie routine, Kenny and I were robots. The Mommy robot's sole purpose was to tickle the Kenny robot which lead to him screaming wildly and dashing through the house. I stayed in character of course. The screaming was so intense for a minute I wouldn't be surprised if the neighbors were wondering what exactly was going on over here.
After that Spiderman made an appearance along with Batman who got a scolding for not using his powers right. Like any 3 year old boy, Kenny takes playing superheros pretty seriously. Batman tried at one point to convince Spiderman that he needed a nap which resulted in another scolding. I thought about arguing about how even superheros need their rest so they can fight crime and all the bad guys but I was afraid that might push Spidey over the edge.
I sometimes want nothing more then to skip playtime and just lay down on the floor while Kenny runs around my motionless body. Because after rushing out the door at 7:30 am, working all day, coming home, throwing together a somewhat decent meal, waiting as the kid takes 40 minutes to eat said meal, cleaning up it takes just about all the energy I have left to devote to playtime. But then I remember that he's not going to always want to play superheros with me. So I'll take the knee bruising from the galloping, the scoldings from Spiderman and the ringing in my ears from the high pitch screaming. What I don't think I could take is the regret I'd have when he's heading off to college and realizing I missed out on all the years I could have spent just having fun. As parents, we're always going to be tired. Ok, really ,REALLY tired. But we're not always going to have these moments with our children where they want nothing more then to just play with you. <3
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