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Be A Mom
We Moms pride ourselves on our juggling skills and our ability to multitask. We congratulate each other on our creative strategies for getting everyone everywhere. We work, we PTA and we just generally GET THINGS DONE!
The other day I got an awakening thanks to my 12-year old son. He asked if I could take him to Hit and Run for some batting practice. Figuring he would be busy for about 45 minutes, I grabbed my computer figuring I could get about a half-hour of work in while I was waiting for him.
He quietly and respectfully said, “Mom, please don’t bring your computer.” Something in the sound of his voice made me put it down and grab my knitting bag instead. When we got in the car, I asked him why he didn’t want me to bring my computer. He said, “Sometimes I just want you to be a Mom.”
Point taken.
Di appears Saturdays on TriangleMom2Mom. Read more about Di at her blog Live and Let Di.
Live and Let Di
Diane is a TriangleMom2Mom featured blogger, appearing every Wednesday.
I try to be the voice of Moms with teens. My daughter Haley is 16. She's at that age where she is convinced that I know nothing. I'm thinking I'll seem a lot smarter when she's 22. We bond over Broadway shows. My son Rory is 13. He started reading the sports page when he was 5 and his passion for anything sports-related has grown ever since. This year he beat out 9 guys in their 40s to win his Fantasy Football League. Watch for him on ESPN in a few years.
My husband Hurley works from home, but travels quite a bit. When he's gone, I usually take a break from making dinner and cleaning the house. Oh, I don't do those things regularly when he's here either! Our parenting philosophy is "choose your battles." The only problem is that we often choose different battles. It keeps it interesting!!!
