I am a sloth among the cheetahs

[Anonymous]

I am a sloth who people might think am a cheetah. I am happiest relaxing, playing with my kids, etc. I work less than DH, and don't really want to ever "rise to the top" whatever that means. I love what I do, and do it well. I see no need to move up in the ranks.

When I go on vacation, though, I like to be a Cheetah, and see tons of things.

Husband is a King Cheetah. Though I love him dearly, it is definitely difficult, because I need more down time than he. Though he'll nap on weekends, he likes to schedule lots of activities back to back that exhaust me. I've been doing better at saying no. DS is a sloth. We get each other.

[Anonymous]

I got out of bed at 3pm on Sunday. It was awesome.

[Anonymous]

I am a sloth, though I know people think I'm a cheetah. Actually, I'm probably an efficient, "good enough" cheetah...

[Anonymous]

I started off as a Cheetah, married a sloth, made 3 children, 2 cheetahs and 1 sloth. I am very in touch with my inner sloth.

[Anonymous]

The title of this thread needs to be on a t-shirt, seriously. My inner sloth will never get around to it, though.

[Anonymous]

I'm a sloth. Last weekend we stayed in the house all weekend, grilled, played with the kids in a kid's pool on the deck. Napped, watched TV, ate ice cream. It was the most fabulous weekend we have had in a long time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a sloth. Last weekend we stayed in the house all weekend, grilled, played with the kids in a kid's pool on the deck. Napped, watched TV, ate ice cream. It was the most fabulous weekend we have had in a long time.

OP here. ^^^^^^This sounds like my perfect weekend !

I'm glad people are enjoying this thread. I thought it was going to turn into a bunch of cheetahs asking how anyone could be slothy. I have to confess that I am one of the lazy people who makes herself out to be more busy than she is, because I think all the cheetahs around me would be horrified to know how much down time I need/crave.

Pre-marriage and kids I had some cheetah in me and even after getting married I wasn't all sloth. Now I just need more down time. I'm happy, but spent. People who know me laugh when I say I am more introvert than extrovert, but I am. I need my close friends, but I need alone as a family time and alone time. Friends will tell me we don't get together enough, and I truly enjoy them and value the friendship, but I figure, better we get together when I'm at my best, than get together often awith me being an exhausted, disgruntled and grumpy sloth.

Oh and to the hammock person...I love hammocks. One winter when we were in florida on vacation (pre kids) I was so happy to relax on a hammock, reading a book, watching the palm trees gently sway with the breeze and drinking mango juice. I like to walk around and explore and I enjoy getting exercise, but rest is so rejuvinating!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The title of this thread needs to be on a t-shirt, seriously. My inner sloth will never get around to it, though.

[Anonymous]

I'm a little of both. Compared to the many cheetahs out there going from one event to another, I look like a sloth. But a slow day at home often includes things like baking, cooking, gardening, picking strawberries and making homemade jam, etc. But god I LOVE sloth days!

[Anonymous]

I miss my hour long daily bubble baths. I have to bust my ass now to manage my kids for 12-14 hour shifts. If I got in the tub at the end of the day now, I would fall asleep in it. Not a good idea given my slower sloth respiration.

[Anonymous]

Mark one more up for sloth here

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most people here are sloths OP. The moms I know tend to say they are "busy" when in fact they are lazy. I often wish I knew other moms with high energy levels. I know far more sloths than cheetahs, though I suspect the sloths do not realize I/anyone know/s.

wtf? Maybe they aren't busy or lazy--maybe they just don't want to hang out with you. Code for 'i'm busy'---is often 'I don't want to hang out with you'.

[Anonymous]

I'm a sloth. Husband is a cheetah. Last Sunday, we had a go, go, go day. At the end of the day, I was exhausted and he was cranky. When I asked him why, he said he didn't feel like we accomplished anything all day.

We have a 2 year old, but I'm not sure what he is yet. I guess I'm hoping he's a cheetah so he and DH can go off and leave me home to be lazy. At what age can you tell?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most people here are sloths OP. The moms I know tend to say they are "busy" when in fact they are lazy. I often wish I knew other moms with high energy levels. I know far more sloths than cheetahs, though I suspect the sloths do not realize I/anyone know/s.

wtf? Maybe they aren't busy or lazy--maybe they just don't want to hang out with you. Code for 'i'm busy'---is often 'I don't want to hang out with you'.

+1. "I'm busy" is an age-old excuse. It is much easier than saying I do not want to spend my time with you, that doesn't sound appealing, etc.

Some of the pushiness may be a reason why some posters receive the 'I'm busy' response so often.

Also- many people in this area are two-parent working families with one spouse with long hours--- add in more than one child, family in the area, etc.--there really aren't enough hours in the day at times. Try not to take it personally. It is hard to project your life onto somebody else's.

[Anonymous]

22:00 - 1st PP - Nope. It is not in response to anything specific. Nice try though.

2nd PP - a kind response. Nice for a change. Thanks for that.

But it other moms being lazy was not actually anything in particular. Just an inevitable observation over time. For example, parents that barely interact with their own children, people who fail every day to enjoy life. Kind of like 1st PP, I suppose.