I thought I had a clue about being a mom. I thought that after these 12 or so years of having a child in me or out of me, I had a pretty good sense of who I am as a mother, and that this sense of self would prevail through the trials that I expected.
We don't plan for the unexpected. If we did, we'd call it something else.
I didn't expect that I'd find such joy in acting like, to quote my son: "A dork and three quarters."
I also did not expect that just by being a mom, I qualified for free chair massages and raffle prizes.
Who can know what to expect from this ride?
But just in case you were wondering, I AM the
I'm at a bit of a loss with the writing and the witty reparte and all. I'm in such a weird, foreign place. I don't want to take the time to learn the language of this land, I want my visit to be short and forgetable.You'll just have to forgive the rambling incoherence of my posts. K? K.
Mother's Day. blah blah blah, you know what I want. What I need.
But what it is is something completely differerent, and somehow we adjust our expectations and it becomes a. very. good. day.
Once again, a good day.
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The patron helps.
6 comments:
Now, that's love. Getting a fake ID and risking arrest to get your Mom a great present...
I hope my kid is as devoted.
Which child gave you Patron?
And, according to your daughter's card, eat up! You're as little as a stick-figure!
My 9 yr old told me it wasn't fair that daddy and I got TWO birthdays and all the kids only get ONE.
"Birthdays?" I asked.."Yes, you get your birthday and Mother's day."
I replied, "That's just incentive to one day have kids."
I won't mention the study that showed childless people to be happier..we'll save that for another holiday ;)
A dork and three quarters. That is the best. I love that about motherhood too.
And I love your boy's letter, sadly he ran out of space, indeed, because I could have gone on reading that forever!
And you know what they say, if the shirt fits, wear it :-)
xoxo,
beth
"Once again I love you" is not quite "You are my life! You are my love!" but it's close....
And I commented on your boy's card on Wobbleboy. That kid has never changed with that deadpan delivery. "But sadly I ran out of space." Perfect.
And lastly, is it me or are your commenters particularly clever and engaging today?
Love you. Great post. Have a shot on me.
Ellie
"Once again, I love you" is priceless! That child obviously had space left over to reiterate thoughts while the other ran out of space...interesting, no?
Hi Jacquie, we met at the Bossy meet-up, and I was (finally) catching up a bit on everyone's blogs. I'm so sorry for the difficult times you're going through lately. What a scare, but of course comment that doesn't begin to cover it.
Sounds like you had a great Mother's Day...great cards. And enjoy that Patron! I will be keeping you & your son in my thoughts.
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