Today while Scott was at work, my baby boy said his first words and walked all in one day. I feel like he is growing up so fast he's the height of a one-year-old at only eight months old, I just couldn't believe my eyes. What happened was that I was making mason a bottle when I felt something grab my calve. I looked down and I saw mason at my foot. I asked "How did you get over here little guy?"167Please respect copyright.PENANAHMPss7gNMd
I picked him up and kissed his cheek, then just as the microwave beeped, I pressed the open button and got the warm bottle out and shook it with my free hand. Mason held onto my black shirt. He started crying as he saw the bottle in my other hand, indicating that he was hungry or just a little chunky monkey because I fed him breakfast three hours ago. I put him on the couch, leaning his head on one of the pillows where the arm rest is, as I held the bottle up for him. I know he can hold the bottle up himself but he is too lazy to hold it up, himself. As Mackenzie was playing with her dolls I ask "Hun can you go upstairs into his room and get the wipes?"167Please respect copyright.PENANA5y2r2Sux0x
She ran up the stairs to get them, then raced down the stairs and handed me them. I put the wipes beside me and popped the lid open so I can get on. When I finished wiping his face, my little monkey was dozing out. He always do this when I feed him. When I picked him up, off the couch I took him upstairs and put him in his crib, under the soft blankets. He looked like an angel sleeping. I kissed his tiny nose and left the room. Then I went into my room to get the baby monitor and headed downstairs.167Please respect copyright.PENANAnyHZH2iI4H
Maybe four hours later he was up again. I raced upstairs to check on him. He was somehow out of his bed and was standing on his own. I was in shock. I bent down a few feet away from him to see if he was going to try and walk. In a baby tone I said "Walk for Mami" opening my arms for him. He tried but fell at the first step then got back up. I grabbed my keys out of my jeans pocket and shook them. I knew how he loved playing with my keys because all of the things on it and the sound it makes.167Please respect copyright.PENANAnq4xIqJt5O
He laughed and walked up to me and reached for the keys. I grabbed him when he came to me and I kissed his cheek and said "Good boy my lil monkey" I gave him the keys and went downstairs with him. Then I put him on the couch and told Mackenzie can she put on the bubble guppies for him and she did. That's one of his favorite shows he claps every time I put on music or someone sing from one of his favorite TV shows. I went over to the kitchen to go start cooking before Scott got home. When I finished doing the dishes while dinner was almost done, I heard Mackenzie say "Mama, he said dada!" I turned off the faucet and walked over to my kids and went on my knees in front of them who were on the couch and I said "Monkey say it again...say Dada" He hesitated because he didn't think he could say it again then he said "Da da da da da"167Please respect copyright.PENANAbqiEgweAc2
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I gushed at how cute he sounded I kissed him and said "Good boy!" I couldn't wait till Scott came home so I can tell him what Mason's first words were. I bet he will be so excited to hear it. Right when I thought that, the door opened, it was Scott. He had a big smile on his face when I walked up to him with Mason in my hands. I gave him a kiss then he grabbed mason from my hands and said "Hey Neño how was your day?"167Please respect copyright.PENANAFiDy8ok2oc
I responded "He talked and walked for the first time today"167Please respect copyright.PENANAFcZQYLrEGH
"Oh really, what was his first words?"167Please respect copyright.PENANAVE3VuK6Xa2
"He said 'dada' "167Please respect copyright.PENANAGdgiSrEmKL
"That's so cute, can you say it again Mason?"167Please respect copyright.PENANAjY0eTuRTsQ
Mason wasn't paying attention him. He wanted Scott's keys. He gave it to him and Mason rattled them. Scott tried to get his son's attention again. While he was doing that I checked the rice and it was done. I served everyone and said "Dinner is served"167Please respect copyright.PENANA0EmmaYYFAQ
Scott said "Okay so you don't wanna say it for daddy, monkey?" Mason just laughed as Scott put him in his high chair. He started to fuss. I went up to him and gave him his bottle. Scott kissed Mackenzie's head and said "Hey mija"167Please respect copyright.PENANATR0HuJkprA
When I sat in my chair in front of Mason I removed everything that he can touch because I know how he gets when it comes to eating. He gets very distracted, easily. As I started eating mason dropped his bottle on the floor and I put it back on the table that was on the highchair. The 3 seconds later he did it again I grunted "Can you stop?" He just giggled and I scolded him167Please respect copyright.PENANAlXw4aAFXK5
"It's not funny ya lil monkey" I couldn't help but laugh because when he is around me he always seems to make me smile. I'm so happy that I have a son again. I will never ever take him or any of my kids for granted. He is the light that helps me when his daddy wants to be an asshole to me on days. We were having Mason's first birthday at my mom's today. Mason had a paw patrol birthday. I walked in my mom's house with Mason who was holding my finger, Mackenzie walked in back of me. Mom walked up to us and said "Here's the birthday boy"167Please respect copyright.PENANAwZZQyYOW7j
She swooped him off the floor and gave him a shower of kisses. She continued to baby talk to him "How was your baby day big boy?"167Please respect copyright.PENANAF9vPv1KsaS
He responded "Ma ma ma ma"167Please respect copyright.PENANAqAZmOYMwe4
"Aww you are so cute with that curly top"167Please respect copyright.PENANAwKOLRQR3qi
I smiled at them bonding. He kept trying to grab her ginger hair but never succeeded. As mom looked down she saw her 9-year-old granddaughter hugging my thigh. My little girl was getting so big too. She said "How are you Mickey?"167Please respect copyright.PENANABtJImsWGLU
"Good"167Please respect copyright.PENANABlUOYGWtwE
"When do you start third grade?"167Please respect copyright.PENANA7IUSNqXDjY
"On September 5th"167Please respect copyright.PENANAINZvqMBOuU
"Oh so in 2 more days, are you excited?"167Please respect copyright.PENANAbYJoOogDG7
"Not really, the kids probably not gonna talk to me but whatever"167Please respect copyright.PENANA5r6stxBmMy
"Why not you're fun?"167Please respect copyright.PENANA0kYT9yXcx4
"No I'm not...the popular girls don't think so"167Please respect copyright.PENANAwlEFne9L8m
"Well the are missing out on an awesome best friend because guess what?"167Please respect copyright.PENANAtFtUWzTh9D
"What?"167Please respect copyright.PENANA8d8pDTDfeT
"Mema can be your friend"167Please respect copyright.PENANAFCzovwFaZ4
"How you're just my Mema?"167Please respect copyright.PENANA2BifJIfjja
"Me and your mom still act like we are friends"167Please respect copyright.PENANAXAMRumQcTq
"What?"167Please respect copyright.PENANAzSux5CnQB4
"Yeah ain't that right baby girl?"167Please respect copyright.PENANAK9uafnHuzO
I looked at Mackenzie and said "Yeah Mema is, go give her besitos" She hugged my mom and have her a soft kiss on her cheek.167Please respect copyright.PENANALCywXAdPx1
"So mom where are we going to have the party?"167Please respect copyright.PENANA2MAvlMaRDz
"In here because it's getting a little chilly out don't you think?"167Please respect copyright.PENANAj0LzF1vmrb
"Yeah"167Please respect copyright.PENANAGAcnmrEEj8
"Where's Scott?"167Please respect copyright.PENANA6uwNYWUIUS
"He's in his way, he went to go get Mason's cake and candles"167Please respect copyright.PENANAckT24SGNe4
"Oh okay"167Please respect copyright.PENANA3qX5VRmXrw
When people started to arrive to the party we started music. I went all out on his birthday party; Scott gave me how much ever money I needed to get whatever I needed for Mason's birthday party. When I was putting up the birthday sign, my shirt lifted up a bit and mom suddenly asked "What's that on your stomach?"167Please respect copyright.PENANAcaQ8Ni0z9D
For a second I got nervous but then I made a good excuse. "Oh it's nothing, ya know just stretch marks"167Please respect copyright.PENANAP2MoHVQUTe
"Oh okay"167Please respect copyright.PENANAZgmA8KuXGI
What really happened was that yesterday Scott came home drunk and he got mad at me because I didn't pick up his vomit that was on the carpet. He punched me then passed out in the couch. Of course me being me, I forgave him today. When I was going to finish with the decorations, Scott came through the door and said "Hey sweetheart, hey mom, I got the cake" He put the paw patrol cake on the dining table and picked mason up, totally ignoring the fact that his daughter greeted him. He baby talked to Mason "Hey monkey how are ya big boy!"167Please respect copyright.PENANAA1jOmvOR5I
Mason giggled and mumbled gibber gabber then said "Da da da". Scott kissed him and made him giggle. It was totally cute. Then Mackenzie said "Daddy look what I made for Mason"167Please respect copyright.PENANAjVaZ77u7Fj
She showed him a coloring of the paw patrol crew. He responded "Oh that's good" I then said "Why you acting like that, mickey don't listen to that, it's beautiful"167Please respect copyright.PENANAgnYL1jRmMY
"Arialynn"167Please respect copyright.PENANA0VE8OMmegC
I jerked my head and he gave me that death stare. I didn't say another word because I know I wouldn't win. I continued to put up the activities for the kids, like the badge game. When my friend Tiffany came with her three year old twin daughters, Chassidy, my aunt, and my dad's family that's when the party began. Mason had a pile of presents that I was going to open for him later on. By the time everyone left around 8:30, mason had just fell asleep, but I had to take him upstairs to take him a bath and put him to bed. But Scott said "No I'll do it baby" He grabbed mason out of my hands and I kissed him saying "Thank you". While waiting for him to return to the living room I asked Mac to help me put away the leftover food. While doing so she asked "Do Daddy hate me?"167Please respect copyright.PENANAMYa5SCipHa
"What? No why would you think that?" I responded while putting the aluminum foil on the tin aluminum pan that had the pork meat in it.167Please respect copyright.PENANAOOEOdCTMQ1
"Well....all day he has been avoiding me and paying more attention to Mason then me"167Please respect copyright.PENANAohhKeAfRN3
"Ima have a little talk with daddy when we get home I don't like when he treats you like that. You're just as important to us than mason is, you're my first born"167Please respect copyright.PENANAfByaokkeSZ
She giggled as I grabbed her into my arms and kissed her cheek playfully, then I asked "Don't use that word. Hate is a strong word. Mami don't like it"167Please respect copyright.PENANAHyIsoB9pYt
"Sorry Mama"167Please respect copyright.PENANAocTsisN0vl
"It's okay baby girl. But do you want to know something?" I asked167Please respect copyright.PENANA6WDJrdws0i
"What?"167Please respect copyright.PENANAQXHUkPceta
"No matter what Daddy say, I will always treat you like a princess"167Please respect copyright.PENANAfus8VnhFRP
"Thank you mama.167Please respect copyright.PENANAToLUbDy3Bt
The next day I was cleaning up a little that is until my phone rang. I picked up saying "Hello"167Please respect copyright.PENANAyGCGM683gW
"Hello, is Arialynn there?”167Please respect copyright.PENANAKIzb0vs0li
“speaking" I kindly said through the phone.167Please respect copyright.PENANAPh5B5FzCTv
"Ah Mrs. Hughes we got your application to be a waitress here, we would like you to start tonight at six"167Please respect copyright.PENANA0S2Pzqets2
"Um..I don't know if I can make it that day can you make it around the morning time because I have to get my kids from daycare by 6"167Please respect copyright.PENANAdvfQqkMLhu
"This is one chance offer, do you need the money now?"167Please respect copyright.PENANAdsi86X2qNP
"Yes"167Please respect copyright.PENANAbz1qTLYvAm
"Well what do you say?"167Please respect copyright.PENANAdeut4mAMCy
"Okay, but can we work out the schedule tomorrow?"167Please respect copyright.PENANAl6EEtGOXjL
"Sure thing"167Please respect copyright.PENANAF3egeu2187
"Thank you, have a good day"167Please respect copyright.PENANADKzQDFoPcQ
"Thanks you too"167Please respect copyright.PENANAJ3HvWrgCql
When I hung up the phone a smirk appeared on my face. Finally, I get to work. But what will Scott think. I hope he is happy for me. Suddenly I hear the door open and I see Scott's face. Speak of the devil and the devil may come, what a coincidence. He walked in the house with our kids. Then he looked at the phone in my hand and he asked "Who was that you were on the phone with?" he asked in a stern heated voice.167Please respect copyright.PENANA9iXRcrSxF0
"Oh um...that's what I wanted to talk to you about, I-" I was cut off but my son who ran up to me yelling "Mami!"167Please respect copyright.PENANAFnJZCTFzw9
I picked him up and kissed his cheek and said "Hey baby boy how are ya?"167Please respect copyright.PENANAJT9li6eEbN
Mason giggle and mumbled "I mi you mama"167Please respect copyright.PENANA20h5DlYPKv
"I miss you too monkey"167Please respect copyright.PENANAAvk7MxZVc9
Then Mackenzie came up to me and kissed my cheek and said "Hey mom, how was your day?"167Please respect copyright.PENANAzvGSXGv0Uq
"Good"167Please respect copyright.PENANAEMPhENhx5c
Then Scott said "Mickey go upstairs and start your homework, take mason with you"167Please respect copyright.PENANAUBkP6WiXAP
She turned around to him and said "But daddy I wanted to-"167Please respect copyright.PENANAwTQofgRrf7
"Do as I say"167Please respect copyright.PENANAFZYLlIv11D
"Okay"167Please respect copyright.PENANADr2jo35SV9
She headed upstairs to her room with Mason. I knew that whenever Scott told them to leave I knew he was angry. He then asked again.167Please respect copyright.PENANARaSYbCDSxX
"Aria, who were you talking to? You better not be cheating on me!" He started to raise his voice.167Please respect copyright.PENANAkZ25buMJ1v
"What why would you think I'd be cheating on you?!"167Please respect copyright.PENANAb8j9RGBvno
"I don't have to explain myself to you!"167Please respect copyright.PENANA2B49dBnegp
"Excuse me"167Please respect copyright.PENANAP3CnSpi18Q
"I'm not going to ask you again Aria, you know I hate repeating myself"167Please respect copyright.PENANAzEtgFx3VuK
"If you'd just let me explain and stop assuming shit! I was going to tell you that I got a job as a waitress for a diner"167Please respect copyright.PENANAJcu2LjGpio
"What, and you didn't tell me?!"167Please respect copyright.PENANAIQYieaa1XI
"I just found the moment before y'all walked into the door"167Please respect copyright.PENANA5FdQ4S1yYW
"You're not going"167Please respect copyright.PENANAZJc7EbpF6r
"What who are you to tell me what Ima do. I refuse to be cooped up in this hell hole you call our house, all day. I'm sick of it Scott!" I can tell by the look on his face i have angered him once again.167Please respect copyright.PENANA1dYNTHZpkO
"I'm your husband and you are going to do as I say because I run you, I own you and I say what goes, I am the man of this house and everyone and everything in it runs by my rules!"167Please respect copyright.PENANAiD9sidQfll
"Why can't I have a life?!"167Please respect copyright.PENANAy0qm6xJMux
"What did you say?!" He stepped closer to me and raised his hand above is, about to hit me. I flinched at his sudden movement. As I looked into his eyes he chuckled and said "See you're scared of me and you know it, you wouldn't dare try to disobey me again now would you? You don't want what happened a year ago, to be Deja vu now don't you?"167Please respect copyright.PENANAB6OwKp2CU4
I mumbled "No"167Please respect copyright.PENANAA1Qu2iNh82
"That's what I thought" He gently put his index finger under my chin to make me look up at him. He leaned down and kissed my lips softly. His taste lingered on my lips, the taste of whiskey. He then said "Like I said you aren't going tonight"167Please respect copyright.PENANASmKxyknFG9
"It pays me good, plus tips and with your money combined it will make our house manageable to pay the rent"167Please respect copyright.PENANAW8RYQtsOg8
"I said no and that is final okay?"167Please respect copyright.PENANAdBM5q8L54y
"Fine"167Please respect copyright.PENANA5KA60Q3tcb
To think I would pass up this deal. When Scott passed out on the bed, due to a migraine. I silently got dressed in professional clothing then kissed my kid's goodnight before heading out the door. I know it's a big risk for this job, but I'm doing this for my family. I hope it will be all worth once I get home at two o'clock in the morning. I hope he will still be sleeping.... Will he? I hope most of all he'll let me keep this job, this is my first job since I was twenty, I never really held a job because I dedicated myself to Mackenzie, and Scott. Then after the abortion me and Scott an everlasting bumpy road. That I thought would have gotten smoother with time...but I was wrong. Now we are into our three years of being married and things only got worse...at times. But I always ask myself...why do I still love this stone cold man, who is the love of my life?