I don't know if this is a unique problem to my family, but I've had this for almost 4.5 years now and it's now driving me insane. My daughters need to be touching me in some way, shape, or form when they are near me. If they are playing somewhere else, or in another room, it's fine, they don't need to be near me. If, however, I'm nearby, or they are sitting near me, or I suddenly start moving out of their range, they have to touch me, hang on to me, follow me, and/or have me hold them. I call this The Husband Syndrome, as my husband does this puppy-following thing to me too. Lately, it's driving me crazy. Sometimes, I just want to be able to sit on the couch without someone sitting on my lap and someone else sitting right next to me (against me) and clutching my hand/leg/clothes. It would be nice to be able to go to the bathroom without having someone trying to figure out the zipper on my pants while I'm in there. It would be excellent to be able to take a bath without having two naked girls jump in with me. It would be beyond phenomenal if these girls wouldn't cry and practically have an aneurysm when told to leave Mommy alone and/or let me be in my room away from them.
I love that they love me. I love them very much too. They tell me all the time, too, that "I love you, Mommy." Melts my heart into little puddles. However, sometimes I just want to have no one touching me, no one on top of me, and no one trying to snuggle their way back into my uterus (E actually said today "Mama, when I grow up and be a baby again, I go back in your tummy!"). How the heck do I explain this to my children without them feeling like I'm saying I don't want you around and/or I don't love you??!????
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