I'm sorry

Where's the time going? I feel like I'm seeing everything and missing it all at the same time. So often I meet up with friends and I feel like I've not listened or seen them at all.

So for my nearest and dearest, I'm sorry - I'm not with you.

I'm sorry if I'm not listening. When you are talking to me about something that happened to your work, and my little is trying to point to a toy, I half listen. But I do try.

I'm sorry if I'm not enjoying what we met up for. When I meet friends for coffee, I enjoy a few amazing sips, the rest is redundant, the conversation is overtaken by the battle of keeping little with us and happy.

I'm sorry I can't answer the phone. When I speak to family on the phone, I can be with you for less than a minute, but if little is in the room, he'll want the phone too

If you IM me or message me, I intend to reply - I write what I want to say in my head, but getting around to typing that back to you is taking its time. I want to reply, I don't mean to ignore you.

I'm sorry we are so frequently busy. Every weekend is precious. The luxury of our full family together only happens two days a week, so we aren't that good at giving those two days away. They get booked up fast despite that, so I'm sorry if we can't make it.

I'm sorry if you leave us with dirty clothes because we've painted or eaten.

I'm sorry if you've not been offered a coffee, I do try, but I so rarely get a drink I forget to offer them to guests. I've got better. I'm sorry if your drink got knocked over by an energetic little.

I'm sorry if I talk about my little too much, It's my best subject. I mean it when I say talk about you.

I'm not sorry we're friends, because I know you don't mind. I know you'll tell me that I don't need to say sorry, and you won't make me feel bad for any of the above.

Im not sorry because when my attention isn't so much needed that one way, i'll give it all back to you.. I promise.

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