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I am a Stay at home mom with a 20 month old. Ahhh!  For all of you stay at home parents you know why I screamed. If you are not a stay at home parent then you will soon understand. Right now I am sitting in the bathroom as my son throws all of his wet bath toys into the floor, saying "whoops" with every one. Then standing a cup full of water on the edge of the tub and looking at me as if to say "What are you going to do about it?". What I want to do is scream and cry about the huge water mess I will inevitably have to clean up. What I am going to do is take a deep breath and swiftly push the cup back into the tub saying my favorite phrase lately "I am not playing around". I do not think he understands what that means. He has been a handful today, especially since I have strep throat and am not in the mood to chase him around. I was hoping that since I am sick he would listen and be cuddly and sweet but I only get that about 10% of the day. Instead I get the child who, because mommy doesn't have the energy to get to me fast, will push his boundaries and touch everything he is not supposed to until I am forced to yell at him and swat his butt for the 100th time because he was playing with the dvd's. I actually had to stop mid post to finish his bath so now he is finishing his half eaten hot dog and spinning in a circle in our living room. I love my son very much but being a stay at home mom tries my patience sometimes. That is why on Saturday I have an appointment to get a massage. Because It is nice to be pampered once in a while. It is almost time for his bottle so I must get off now. No matter how crazy he drives me and how much I wish I had more time to myself, after he goes to bed tonight and I sit in the living room watching Kitchen Nightmare waiting for my boyfriend to get home I will feel blessed the this beautiful boy is in my life (and pray that he sleeps through the night).