Elsewhere
August 13, 2010
There is this one mother I am acquainted with who is “perfect.” Now, I do not mind this “perfection” at all. In fact, I sort of welcome it because my child benefits from the crafts and activities that she does.
My child came home from her house once and gleefully said, “Did you know you can sew buttons BACK ON YOUR CLOTHES?!?” Like it was the greatest secret ever. Honestly, how else would my child ever learn that. Well, yes, I suppose I could sew, but what use would we have for safety pins?
I wrote about not being that mom over at alphamom. Come over and tell me what it is that you don’t do.
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Further evidence that my children are well prepared for frat house life.
My 11 yr old just came downstairs and told me that he was rudely woken up when his brother stepped on him this morning. Why, yes, I did wonder how he could be stepped on while sleeping in his bed. Turns out he had fallen out of bed last night and didn’t wake up. He spent the night sleeping on floor.
I swear I keep the alcohol locked up.
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I used to fall out of the top bunk and continue to sleep the rest of the night on the floor. We did have a bar across the top bunk, but somehow it didn’t stop me. My parents were kind enough to put a rug beside our bunk beds since we had hard wood floors.
August 13th, 2010 at 1:18 pmBut really for all the years at the big yellow house you were the ‘perfect’ mom to me. Your house was always so pretty and organized and your children so beautiful and fun and you homeschooled and did neat things with them and went on great field trips…. Has their getting older and going off to public school and living in a new place changed things much?
August 13th, 2010 at 3:09 pmevery time I read anything you write, (today the alphamom post) I love your writing even more. I wish I lived in Texas, I know we would hang out!
August 13th, 2010 at 3:31 pmMy children are ready for Frat life as well. They have chugging contests with water. My eldest even decided he had to give pointers to his younger siblings
August 13th, 2010 at 4:39 pmHmm, I’m so there with you on the “not that mom”. Although, I must say.. my daughter’s girl scout troop just went the local rock climbing gym (man were the brother boy scouts jealous!) and I thought that was much better than the scrapbooking.. Not that I participated in either, because you know, I’m not that mom.
August 13th, 2010 at 5:04 pmChris, I loved your “Not That Mom” article on Alpha Mom. I’m posted the link on my Facebook page. Just wanted you to know it rocked.
August 13th, 2010 at 6:30 pmSorry about the 104° - got an email from pilot nephew Dan the other day, when he landed in Kuwait it was 118°. The hotel staff tried to convince him that with a humidity level of only 25% it wasn’t bad - a “dry heat” - Dan said it was very bad.
August 13th, 2010 at 7:43 pm