Thoughts after a long drive home.

I always start out a journey in the city thinking how I could live in a city! I could be happy in a city! Then, after a couple days among the crowds I remember how much I hate people. Especially slow moving people. I start out only thinking, "MOVE IT!" and I end up actually saying often audibly, "MOVE IT!" Which means I'd fit right in in New York, but my midwest/catholic-ish upbringing would make me feel like an incredible ass hole every day of my life.

Over this trip Max reminded me why the years 2-4 were so incredibly difficult with him. His overtired-ness mimicked with incredible accuracy his entire toddler hood. Wild mood swings and an inability to move past disappointment. Thankfully he was not constipated like he was as a toddler.

I've always had a thing for men in uniform. I was shocked to learn this (entirely harmless) attraction extended to the gun toting, handcuff bearing security guard at The Rock and Roll McDonald's we stopped at on our way out of town this morning. No one is more stunned and horrified than me. Well, maybe Logan.

Logan has to go to the bathroom a lot. I've always liked to tease him about it, sometimes I've even been annoyed by the many hours the kids and I have waited for him while he makes one, three, eight trips to the bathroom on our outings. Of course when we came home tonight I checked in with Dr Google and was confronted with a great many things this particular symptom can relate to.

I've decided Logan's dying.

Which has now become my New Year's Resolution:

"Make sure Logan doesn't die."

I am only half joking.

Comments

[bigpikchur]

Take it from me since I've lived in both: the great thing about living in a city like NYC or Chicago, even with your midwestern upbringing, is that eventually the whole "feeling like an incredible ass every day of your life" will wear off.... so that you can continue yelling for people to move out of the way.
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[Alana]

I know what you mean about cities. I've often felt like I'd love to live in one, but get tired of visiting one after a few days. Now, we live in a suburb of Houston, which I consider a big city. We don't go into the city and take advantage of everything there nearly often enough. My husband doesn't want to drive back there on weekends, and we have pretty much everything we need here in The Woodlands. The only thing that is still irritating is the mindset, but I try to ignore that. I do yell at the minivan mommies to get out of my way on the roads...

[lisa721]

I love large cities, but being from a town of 600,000 in the midwest makes me a little wary. However, in the middle of Chicago one day riding the "L" and then the subway, I thought, "Dang! This is great!" I think I am the only one to LOVE the subway. :)

I go through the "I have to go to the bathroom" thing still at age 7.. everytime we go somewhere. We know where most of the bathrooms in town are. I think it is just that she is in too much of a hurry to leave the house to think about utilizing the easy-to-get-to facilities. :)

[Geeky Mom]

I've lived in the burbs for my whole life (a few miles north of you, Melissa) and I always yell at people to get out of my way.. maybe I should move to the city! ;-)

[dutch]

have you seen ghost world? the scene where steve buscemi is on the way to the bar to see the guy open for BLUESHAMMER and the fat ladies are crossing the road at a stop sign with their kids who all have the flashing-LED shoes and he yells: "What, are we in slow motion here? C'mon, are you hypnotized? Have another kid why don'tcha!"

but you knew this was coming: "Then, after a couple days among the crowds I remember how much I hate people." That's exactly how I feel after a trip to Trader Joe's in Royal Oak. Don't get me started about driving down Main Street. It's all relative, I suppose. Even Chicagoins must get used to the population density, though that city has become so crazily touristed in the past few years I wouldn't be surprised if most of the annoying people aren't from somewhere else.

[MelissaS]

Lisa: Yes but Logan's 39.

Dutch: I feel like that after a trip to Trader Joe's, even just in the parking lot.

[sarah999]

Where did you stay? What did you do?

[Strizz]

Maybe Logan suffers from that condition little kids have, you know where you have to go into every single bathroom that is available to you, sometimes more than once. Are you even sure he pees every time? And also are you trying to get us, teh internet, to fall out of crush with Logan because he pees a lot?

[Kristabella]

I live in Chicago. And it is completely normal to think that when walking around the streets of downtown Chicago. I think it every time I go down there. I'm born and raised in Chicago.

Also, the Rock n' Roll McDonald's is one of R. Kelly's favorite hangouts. I can only think that is the reason for the security guard.

[arithmancy]

Isn't Logan a runner? That is a common condition for runners...the bathroom thing.

Now, my husband is not a runner and he just irritates me when we are out and he always has to use the bathroom. My 3 and 6 year old will be fine, but noooo, daddy has to go potty! It probably shouldn't bug me so much, but it makes me insane...

[BOSSY]

Ack, girl - too funny. Bosy's husband pees his ass off, which Bossy just realized is quite literal. He used to play the bass in a band and his band mates used to say he had The Smallest Bladder In Rock.