Dear young single girls with no kids

I envy you. I look at you in your low cut jeans, with no mom pouch.  Your 2 door cars with no carseats and room for friends.  Your bright smiles with no idea of what lies ahead.  Just wait, dear girl, life has not even began to screw with you yet. Take for instance... it is Saturday.

You sit in your bedroom in front of a mirror, contouring and layering your face for a perfect night out with friends!  You snack on a burger, drink a screwdriver or take a few shots with your friend.  Then you peel your tightest jeans on,throw on a little crop top, tease your hair perfectly, and practice walking in those wedges before you leave the house.

Meanwhile, across town, here I am.  Sitting in my bedroom floor, cleaning a shitty diaper for the 3rd time today.  I am layering blankets on the floor, making a pallet in front of the TV to watch Oliver and Company for the 384728375629374293874982385th time, followed by a binge session of The Amazing World of Gumball.  I am snacking on a half eaten poptart, because I am too tired to get up.I have some wine in the fridge, but that is too far and I am already sitting down now and so I am drinking a CapriSun...wine will wait for when they are asleep.  My son spits his chocolate milk on me so I have to change.  I slide into my favorite baggy sweatpants, with a small hole in the crotch that doesnt matter because they dont leave the house.  I throw on a baggy crop top, actually a cut off tshirt of an old ex boyfriend that is so worn I just love it now.  My hair is in a perfect messy bun, with the perfect balance of homeless and sexy.  I just hope I can walk to the bathroom in 30 minutes without either one of these kids waking up and noticing I got up.

Count your blessings.  Go out. Get wild. Be free. Live life.  Do not let some man take your time if he does not deserve it.  Shine bright every day.  You have NOTHING holding you back and you can do ANYTHING.  If I could go back to the days when I was you...I would in a heartbeat.  Party hard while you can.  Life every day with no regrets.  Love free and hard and quickly.  Lust too much and care too little.  Cry, laugh, run, scream, jump, whatever you have to do to feel alive DO IT. Do not waste your time fighting with some guy, or dealing with friends who do you wrong.  You have got to make as much of your time you have as you can, because once it is gone you will never get it back!  All it takes is ONE TIME.  And you will suddenly have reasons why you do not want to go out on Saturday night.  You love those reasons more than anything in the world...but you can not help but wonder.  You will be sitting here, watching Gumball, thinking what did I miss out on?

I am rambling, have a good night girl.  Take a shot for me.