Dead Giveaways You’re a Mom
So I was reading the Parenting magazine and came across this entry:
4 dead gieveaways you’re a mom:
- You’re swaying
- The Dora Explorer bandage on your thumb
- Seven of your toenails are polished
- You’re eating string cheese
Before getting pregnant and giving birth I could not quite believe these “mommy tales” and thought they’re more an exaggeration of the plight of moms.
Coming from a culture where communalism is very strong, pregnancy, childbirth and raising children takes a village [literally], from the time the frantic husband knocks from door to door asking for purple mangoes and stinky cheese to mom and baby’s first bath [yes, mom's are also bathed by someone else] to policing the kids playing hide and seek through the neighborhood. And then of course, more often than not, we have a ready “yaya” [nanny] even before the baby is born, be it a relative or a paid helper.
But being a mom in the US is different, very different. Hence, the often written articles about harried and harassed moms who learns to eat, clean a scrape, wash the dishes, answer emails and fold laundry all at the same time.
My current music play list includes the 100 all time favorites [with the ever popular wrinkle butt prune], 100 silly songs [what did delaware?], crayola countdown kids [knees up mother brown!] and Raffi in Concert [mother duck goes quack quack ...]. Have I told you about the peanut who sat on a railroad track? Round the bend came number ten … toot toot peanut butter!
LOL, if you’re single and unexposed to babies or kids, you’d probably think I’m going boinkers! But if you’re a mom, you’d probably be smiling. Incredible isn’t it? You pop a baby and instantly, you’re admitted to the mommy club.
No rules, no secret handshake, all the gory experiences are instantly shared. Mommy and Me conversations involve scratching you’re baby’s cradle cap [lol, I fell for that one too .. just can't leave them alone!], how often and loud your child farts, what color poop he has now and how many times you’ve told your partner to dig a hole and bury himself [lol, really! No I didn't say that but somebody else did and it was sooo witty. I think].
It’s nice to be a mom .. until your baby screams for the boobie milk machine. Like mine is right now. Sigh.
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hi maria. while motherhood is the greatest role a woman can take on. i blieve that we moms shouldn;t be too hard on ourselves. enjoy the feeling, bask in its wonders. i love reading your blog.
it gives some new perspective in the lives of filipino moms abroad. can i link you up? i’ll share, too the link to my journal> http://seaprincess72.livejournal.com
have a nice day and cheers to gret blogging days ahead of us.
sooo true! i found myself rocking the shopping cart while shopping for groceries last week! fortunately everyone was busy minding their own business…. whew!
and yes, multi-tasking is my forte!!! hayyyy buti pa sila may mga yaya, but it also amazes me how i’ve managed (so far) all the mommy tasks in a foreign land.