the mom dictionary.
30 Jun 2008 1 Comment
Parenthood: That state of being better chaperoned than you were before marriage. ~Marcelene Cox
That Sense of Achievement and Pride..
29 Jun 2008 3 Comments
…is radically altered when you have children.
Pre-baby, you’re so proud of yourself for a) not giving in to your daily chocolate fix, b) meeting a deadline or c) doing something you didn’t think you could do.
Post-baby, anything the baby does is oh-so wonderful. Oo, she turned over! Oo, look at her eat by herself. What I feel when I see Noo eat by herself, or walk or remember to cleanup after playtime is so much larger than any pride I could feel at my own acheivements.
And the disappointment you feel when your child is slower than his / her peers or is taking extra long to pick up something you think s/he should already have been able to do is somehow more crushing too.
And that’s when you realize how easy it is to forget that these are little people with their own master development schedules* (hello, fellow R/E folks!), their own dreams and aspirations and load yours off on them and expect them to follow through.
- Mona
*Master Development Schedule keeps tracks of the major activities in the development of a building and when they’re supposed to happen. It varies from project to project.
On writing journals.
28 Jun 2008 1 Comment
There is a certain happiness in going back and reading about what we did years ago. It gives us a chance to reflect fondly upon ourselves, our accomplishments and our endeavours.
Club Mom
28 Jun 2008 3 Comments
in MomTalk
Yesterday at the pool, this one impeccable looking blow dried lady’s kid absolutely refused to come out of the pool when the bell for children’s timing sounded- and further worsened the situation by going and standing arms crossed smack in the centre of the pool. Now this lady looked totally dressed up for a tea party- in her short kurta and capris and chanel glasses so you can imagine my delighted astonishment when shoving her rhinestone studded chappals aside she stomped into the pool, grabbed her kid under her arm and walked back out, giving me a sheepish smile on the way. One that I returned quite wholeheartedly.
The pool at the club I am a member of has the usual suspects. The aunty lot- in their blow dried hair and capris, having their chais and sandwiches while their kids scamper around. The oh very enthusiastic mom who is cheering on her 2 yr old who isn’t doing much more than sitting in the pool. The tired mom who is trying to juggle holding her 5 month old while watching her twins wreak havoc over the slide. A smiley mom who tries to make friends with all the other mothers, whether they look interested or not. Very few dads even though its after work hours. But no comment on that just yet.
I am a very recent addition to the bevy of poolside moms so needless to say, I don’t have friends there yet. Some smiles, a hi hello but no conversation opportunity just yet. I am guilty of pigeonholing people and I just haven’t found a lot there yet where I feel I would fit in with yet. This wade-in mom episode proved to me that no matter how we look, all moms have something in common- the kids. And whether you like it or not, you will have something to at least START talking about.
-jammie
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