I was hopeful, excited, and nervous as I walked up the steps to my son's first parent teacher conference several years ago. My son was in 3 year old Pre-K, and I was so proud of how well he knew all his letters, numbers, and shapes. This was the first preschool he had attended, and I couldn't wait to hear his teacher's impressions of him.
As I came in, the teacher smiled, but she seemed nervous. Why was she nervous? My son was delightful, and people told me how funny and smart he was all the time. She went through his kindergarten checklist with me, then she stopped. She said, "I know you're probably not expecting this, but I think...
The other day, as I dropped the last kid off in carpool, I switched the radio from our kid-friendly station to the nostalgic sounds of the 90's. And as Bush came blaring through my speakers, I couldn't help but burst into laughter! Lyrics I used to belt out with the angst and anguish only a teen can, have suddenly taken on new meaning as a mom! Y'all, EVERY song is applicable to motherhood! I present to you:
90's Lyrics That Totally Apply to Motherhood.
I’m never alone, I’m alone all the time.
- Glycerine, Bush
Save tonight, fight the break of dawn.
- Save Tonight, Eagle Eye Cherry
She doesn’t own a dress, her hair is always a mess.
- Meet Virginia, Train
Will I choose water...
Do you ever stop and think about how much fear controls us? Fear has consumed most of my life from as far back as I can remember. From childhood to motherhood, I have been afraid.
As a little girl I can remember not wanting to grow up and getting really sad whenever I thought about leaving home with my independence. Maybe I didn’t want to leave the security of home, but I know that fear is what I felt. Fear is what kept me from playing sports or trying out for anything. It was what allowed me to be bullied, and it kept me from speaking up for myself.
In college, I branched out more. I lived alone and was pretty...
Every year it comes up and surprises me with a flurry of transitions and celebrations. I expect it from December, since the stores and our holiday calendars take October and November to prepare for it. But for some reason, I forget about all of the changes that happen in the four weeks of May. I inevitably tear up or break down in a full ugly cry when a sentimental song comes on the radio in late spring. Then I remember "Oh, it's just May."
As a teacher, some of this emotion is because I truly enjoy the students in my classroom, and I know I will miss seeing them in the mornings. But the biggest tear-jerker for me is knowing...
I am getting older, as we all are. It happens. Next year I will be out of my thirties and in a new decade of age. I would like to say that I am a gracefully aging mom who works out and plays tennis or eats all organic all of the time, who spends her days giving all her best self to her children.
I'm not. Graceful doesn't really fit into any part of my life, I don't think. I don't work out, although, I do walk to the mailbox, climb the stairs at work and get in about 3,000 steps a day. All organic? Nope. Girl Scout cookies. Yup.
I try to take good care of my skin and deter...
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