I like to observe (and write about!) the mom culture.
Marilyn Monroe once said: "It's not true I had nothing on; I had the radio on."
As mothers, we often teach our young children about “Stranger Danger” and how to deal with the creepy man down the street. We instruct them on how to react to the man in the car who offers them candy or what to say to the person on the other end of the phone asking if their mommy or daddy is home.
For the average mother, life is a roller-coaster. There’s the highs, the lows, the curves, the loops…the occasional vomit. Sometimes the mother is in the driver’s seat, belt on, and blissfully in control; other times, she’s stuck in the back, cringing at what just happened and wondering when the ride will end.
It came in a box -- one that was worlds away from the famous blue Tiffany jewelry box. It's contents cost a mere $25, and yet its impact far exceeded that of any diamond ring.
Mothers are appreciated for many reasons: our nurturing tendencies, our ability to multi-task with multiple children, our quick reaction time for when they vomit in the car, the fact that we can problem-solve when our kid poops in the bathtub… But what often goes unnoticed is our stealth.
There’s always that moment when you hear yourself say something to your child and mentally cringe. For some of us mothers, it happens once every now and then; for others, it’s a lot more frequent.
If you’re a seasoned mom who woke up one morning and suddenly wondered, OMG, how did I get here? and then cringe, you just might be experiencing what is commonly referred to as “Empty Nest Syndrome.”
During the drive to the Richard M. Nixon Presidential Library in Yorba Linda, California on Labor Day morning, my 10-year-old son summed up the events that transpired on Sept. 11, 2001 as a “very bad day.” It is an understatement indeed, and yet from the perspective of a child, it is simply profound.
As a busy mom, you’re likely to attend several birthday parties a year - and not just those for your children. For example, there’s the "best-friend-of-your-child" birthday invite. The "bring-the-sibling" birthday invite. The "all-inclusive-classroom" party invite. The "I’m-inviting-your-kid-only-to-be-polite" invite.
