My children have been known to pour their dinner from a cardboard box, be ignored by Mommy while she's reading and even go outside without mosquito repellent. In our sometimes overprotective society, that qualifies me for the "Bad Mommy" club. I've actually been called a bad mother to my face for these minor infractions, which just makes me laugh. Especially coming as it did from a (nameless) relative whose child will probably need therapy. My kids are happy, fed, and most of all, adored. The rest doesn't matter very much. But if any readers out there saw a "horrible" mother at Sugarhouse park yesterday, I'm just going to fess up: It was me.
My children were the ones who didn't have to finish their entire sandwiches at the picnic before eating the cookies and running after the birds. My children were the ones who fell in the duck pond. The first one on accident, the second one on purpose; because even though his brother was crying, it must have looked like fun. I was the mom sitting on the blanket laughing. Yes, the water was dirty. Yes, the oldest was covered to his eyebrows in green algae. They wouldn't play with shoes full of water so I let them go barefoot. Yes, they stepped in duck poop. And yes, I was the one carrying a screaming toddler to the car because he was having so much fun he didn't want to leave.
For the record, I did wash them thoroughly when we got home. And then we all napped for two hours.
We had a great time. But if you were the mom whose children kept their perfectly matched outfits clean and finished their lunches and kept their shoes on, I'm sorry that my kids were such bad examples. I'm a big fan of supervised chaos so it will probably happen again.
3 comments:
you're awesome. we miss you!
Love it, you aren't the bad mommy, that's for sure! Oh my word, DANIEL AND I JUST LOVE LOVE LOVE your stories on your blog!
You are so funny! This so sounds like my like with my 2 boys. Sometimes you do have to just sit back and let them be, then laugh! That is only how I get through my days! Also, thanks for stopping by and leaving that thoughtful comment on my post. It is hard to stay at home and watch your hubby struggle to provide for the family. Brian (my future hub) has done that for years so I could be home with the boys- which is the most important to me. I wish he could find a great career path again, then so much of the stress would be lifted from his shoulders. The economy is terrible and its just going to get worst, which makes everything more depressing, you know?
Anyway, we all do the "bad mom" thing now and again but I'd rather be the bad mom who lets their kids get dirty and lets them stay up too late- then the "REAL" bad mothers who don't care for or love their children. (like all the looney people we see on the news, etc.)
Take care!!
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