You Know You're A Mom When...

Jan 15, 2008

INCIDENT #1
Last night I was at the local bar. Despite the shaking because I was starving and had low blood sugar and could easily pass for the neighborhood alcoholic looking for a fix I was picking up take out.

And the lone man at the bar says, "Oh, for a second I thought you were wearing your pajamas."

I look down and see the Old Navy flannel pajamas with halo-ed angels on them that I stole from my cousin 5 years ago. "Yes, I am." I said.

INCIDENT #2
The morning before my daughter's christening I dropped off a giant load of clothing and equipment for an expecting friend. I had packed an overnight bag and then packed the car. I left my toothbrush out, brushed for the last time and stuck it in my pocket. I did think briefly about how odd I looked with a toothbrush jumping out of my jean pocket but decided, "Nobody's going to notice so who cares?"

Within two minutes of arriving at the friend's very nice Park Ave apartment building a man in Country Club-wear asked me if I'd had a rough night. Rather than explain the first four months of mothering through the night I shook my head yes and let him believe whatever story he'd concocted himself.

DID YOU HAVE A MOMENT RECENTLY WHERE YOU WERE UNDENIABLY A MOTHER EVEN THOUGH THE OFFSPRING WERE BACK AT THE HOUSE?


Comments

Andrea Mallard
16 Mar 2008, 20:33
Several months ago I had a very important meeting at work that I was running. I had had a rough night tending to my two kids (aged 1.5 and 7 months at the time) who were both fighting the flu, and the morning at breakfast everyone was still really sick. I spent most of my time just bouncing my daughter in my arms while stroking my son's hair. At any rate, got to work and tried very hard to run this big meeting (10 people from my office were there and I was trying to make a case for the company to pursue a challenging new strategic direction). Since I am younger than most people in a leadership position, I was trying very hard to come off sounding super together. I did notice that everyone was watching me very intently, which felt great. After the meeting, a younger intern lingered around. "Great," I thought. "He wants to talk about getting involved in my new program."

"Uh, Andrea..." he said, sort of nervously. "There's a pretty long trail of vomit all the way down your shoulder and back."


mary
12 Mar 2008, 09:40
Moms are special. Great to see you "out there" with the truth.


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13 Feb 2008, 09:25
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