Monday, November 12, 2012
When I'm seventy-five...
I asked Logan what he wanted to be when he was grown up. Apparently "grown up" is something Logan doesn't plan to be for a very long time. He told me "when I'm seventy-five, I want to be a teacher." I asked why he wanted to be a teacher and he said "so I can give out snacks." Everything this kid says and does can be traced back to food.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Mama's at work
There are times when being a working mom sucks. I try to be involved in the kids' classrooms and activities but I simply can't be as involved as stay at home moms. The kids don't seem to mind because they don't know better, but sometimes things happen that just sting.
Like Mother's Day this year. Brody's teacher asked if I'd be able to make it to their class party and I said yes, I'd be there. She didn't tell me at the time, but she'd given Brody a special speaking part in their presentation and wanted to make sure I'd be there to see it. I ended up in a customer meeting downtown that day and although I raced as fast as I could from the meeting, I arrived after the presentation when all of the kids were sharing their special cookies with their Moms. I found Brody sitting at the table with a friend and his Mom. I sat with them and apologized for being late but Brody didn't care. He was happy to see me, he loved singing and eating his cookie. He didn't seem to notice that I should have been there earlier, or if he did notice, he just didn't care. One of the other moms came over and said "I made sure to get Brody in my video since I wasn't sure you'd make it." Sigh, the other parents have learned to compensate for my work schedule. That hurts.
Then a few days ago I overheard Brody and Logan playing pretend. They had created a family of Spidermen and Brody asked Logan, is Spider-Man's Mommy going to come get him? Logan responded, no, his Mommy's at work.
I'm very lucky. My boys are happy. They are well-cared for and they like their teachers. I get to do two things I love, work and be a mom. I know I should look at it that way, but sometimes, it still sucks.
Like Mother's Day this year. Brody's teacher asked if I'd be able to make it to their class party and I said yes, I'd be there. She didn't tell me at the time, but she'd given Brody a special speaking part in their presentation and wanted to make sure I'd be there to see it. I ended up in a customer meeting downtown that day and although I raced as fast as I could from the meeting, I arrived after the presentation when all of the kids were sharing their special cookies with their Moms. I found Brody sitting at the table with a friend and his Mom. I sat with them and apologized for being late but Brody didn't care. He was happy to see me, he loved singing and eating his cookie. He didn't seem to notice that I should have been there earlier, or if he did notice, he just didn't care. One of the other moms came over and said "I made sure to get Brody in my video since I wasn't sure you'd make it." Sigh, the other parents have learned to compensate for my work schedule. That hurts.
Then a few days ago I overheard Brody and Logan playing pretend. They had created a family of Spidermen and Brody asked Logan, is Spider-Man's Mommy going to come get him? Logan responded, no, his Mommy's at work.
I'm very lucky. My boys are happy. They are well-cared for and they like their teachers. I get to do two things I love, work and be a mom. I know I should look at it that way, but sometimes, it still sucks.
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