What Motherhood Means to Me
Giving some things up for awhile:
- Going to the movies at the last minute
- Waiting till dinnertime to figure out what to make
- Watching commercial TV between 7 am & 7 pm
- Long, warm, relaxing baths
- Spending an entire Saturday going to garage sales
- Reading a grown-up book while the sun is up
- Dogs
- Three rooms in the house
- Sleeping in
- The backseat of my car
- A consistently clean & orderly house
- Dry-clean-only clothes
- Privacy
- Sick days
- A modeling career
- Weekends in Vegas
- A life of crime
(Okay, the last three are made up)
Finding unexpected things very cool:
- Rainbows
- Petting snakes
- Ants
- Sword fighting
- Grocery carts
- Stomping in puddles
- Forts built from furniture & pillows
- Picnics (if only in the front yard)
- Thunder & lightning
- Airplanes
- Escalators
- Petting zoos
- Flowers blooming
- Skateboarders
- Dancing in the living room
- Walking to a store
- Checking the mail
Learning new things:
- Never pass up an opportunity to nap
- My right hand is actually functional
- Your own child’s barf is not so gross
- How to power-clean the house quickly
- The mall is a torture chamber
- What I do means more than what I say
- A well-timed snack can do wonders (for kids & grown-ups)
- Accept only the first appointment of the day when scheduling anything
- Which businesses offer drive-through service, free food samples, & kid-friendly carts
- Always have on hand stickers, lip balm, washable ink pen, & a lump of clay
- Ice cream is a legitimate breakfast food
- Kids will repeat anything that comes out of your mouth
- Nothing I gave up is worth as much as being a mom
