The Thing Is...I'm Not a 'Fun' Mom...
OK...
The thing is....
I'm not really a 'fun' Mom.
I have friends who love to craft with their kids.....
I'm not that Mom.
I'm the Mom who throws gluesticks and paper into the craft bin and then encourages them to make a card. BY THEMSELVES.
I have friends who LOVE to play 'playmobile' with their kids.
I'm not that Mom.
I'm the Mom who gets the sweet streets all set up (upstairs, out of the way) and then tell them to 'GO AT IT'. BY THEMSELVES.
I have friends who like to have tea parties with their kids.
I am NOT that Mom.
I am the Mom who gets the tea party all set up (upstairs) and then comes downstairs to my own 'coffee' party. BY MYSELF.
Now, all hope is not lost.....last weekend I did go outside and sit in the snowfort, play yahtzee (yes with the kids!) and bake with my girls.....
Here is the kind of Mom I am...
I like to snuggle in my bed with girls on each side and read stories and then settle in to a book of my own while they read beside me.
I like to shop with my girls.
I like to talk with my girls.
I like to show my girls about correct make-up application. (It's a skill...ask Heather!)
I like to watch Friday night movies with my girls.
I LOVE to snuggle in our bed Sunday night and watch America's Funniest Video's with my girls.
I admit, in alot of these areas I have to grow.....I know sometimes that I need to say 'yes' to the girls, like when they make a restaurant (usually named the 'Rose Tonic Cafe'...don't ask...) upstairs and want to seat Calvin and I at the best table. OR..when they have been practicing a play that we get front row seats for....
I have to brag though, about this one thing. This Monday coming up, Delaney and Avery are having a party. For no reason. That's right, NO REASON. They got these party planner things and then last week asked if they could have a 'Spring Break' (and I use that term loosely, it's fricken' freezing here) party. High School Musical theme. Oh yeah, instead of thinking of 25 reasons why we shouldn't have a party. I said 'sure'. I bought chips, pop and rainbow twizzlers. I helped do invites.....and so, in a few days, my house will be teeming with ten tween girls, giddy, laughing and loud....and all I can say is...
I'm glad they'll be upstairs.
The thing is....
I'm not really a 'fun' Mom.
I have friends who love to craft with their kids.....
I'm not that Mom.
I'm the Mom who throws gluesticks and paper into the craft bin and then encourages them to make a card. BY THEMSELVES.
I have friends who LOVE to play 'playmobile' with their kids.
I'm not that Mom.
I'm the Mom who gets the sweet streets all set up (upstairs, out of the way) and then tell them to 'GO AT IT'. BY THEMSELVES.
I have friends who like to have tea parties with their kids.
I am NOT that Mom.
I am the Mom who gets the tea party all set up (upstairs) and then comes downstairs to my own 'coffee' party. BY MYSELF.
Now, all hope is not lost.....last weekend I did go outside and sit in the snowfort, play yahtzee (yes with the kids!) and bake with my girls.....
Here is the kind of Mom I am...
I like to snuggle in my bed with girls on each side and read stories and then settle in to a book of my own while they read beside me.
I like to shop with my girls.
I like to talk with my girls.
I like to show my girls about correct make-up application. (It's a skill...ask Heather!)
I like to watch Friday night movies with my girls.
I LOVE to snuggle in our bed Sunday night and watch America's Funniest Video's with my girls.
I admit, in alot of these areas I have to grow.....I know sometimes that I need to say 'yes' to the girls, like when they make a restaurant (usually named the 'Rose Tonic Cafe'...don't ask...) upstairs and want to seat Calvin and I at the best table. OR..when they have been practicing a play that we get front row seats for....
I have to brag though, about this one thing. This Monday coming up, Delaney and Avery are having a party. For no reason. That's right, NO REASON. They got these party planner things and then last week asked if they could have a 'Spring Break' (and I use that term loosely, it's fricken' freezing here) party. High School Musical theme. Oh yeah, instead of thinking of 25 reasons why we shouldn't have a party. I said 'sure'. I bought chips, pop and rainbow twizzlers. I helped do invites.....and so, in a few days, my house will be teeming with ten tween girls, giddy, laughing and loud....and all I can say is...
I'm glad they'll be upstairs.
posted by elliott5inbc at 6:36 p.m.
6 Comments:
Yeah, but you are a 'great' mom.
And I like being the kind of mom's we are. :)
Tell Delaney and Avery that DJ wants to know where his invite is...
DJ, are you SURE you want to come to a HIGH SCHOOL musical party...I can make it happen!!! :0)
Thank God for the upstairs! You know my struggles. I want to be the tea party mom. I thought I'd be the tea party mom. Instead I am the "shhh, can you play elsewhere I'm drinking my tea" kind of mom. Sigh.
I'm not sure there are that many tea-party type moms out there....only a few to put the rest of us to shame! Now shush, I'm on the comp. checking the blogs. "GO DOWNSTAIRS!"
~yah, no upstairs here! That's Mom territory!~
I want to come too!
And PS, you really sounds like a fabulous mom! Who ever defined what it means to be 'mom' any how... you're perfect for those girls. Such a good post.
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