Tonight as Spiral and I put the clean sheets on our bed, we had a small tragedy when our pillows got mixed up. I, being the anal retentive, borderline obsessive person that I am, am always careful to keep his pillows and my pillows separate. Luckily he averted certain disaster by pointing out that his pillows are the ones with drool marks on them. "If I were a super hero," he joked, "that would be my name. Drool Man!"
That got me thinking, what kind of a super hero would I be? Well that's a no-brainer, seeing as I have lost track of everything about myself that doesn't have to do with raising children. I would be
Super Mom!!
Able to instantly heal any boo boo with a single kiss. Able to please the most discriminating palate with a box of mac n' cheese. Able to shuffle coupons, bills, immunization schedules, and grocery lists with only minor paper cuts. Able to balance the tightest of budgets and still have room for a Happy Meal on occasion. Able to mend torn teddies and hurt feelings all at once. Able to read any Dr. Suess book without getting tongue-tied. Able to memorize all the lyrics to over 200 children songs and still remember my own name. Able to...
Sweetie, please. Mommy is busy right now. You're fine. No, it's not that much blood. Just go get a tissue. Run along now, and be quiet!
Now where was I? Oh yes, able to put everyone's needs above my own. I'm
Super Mom!!
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3 Comments:
Hey I want to join the SuperMom clubhouse too :-)
I think I would be more like "Super Surfer: Able to dodge piles of dishes with a single click."
I couldn't get this to come up on THanksgiving challenge. I just found your site and love it...I'll be back and comment more.
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