This is kind of a vlog version of my “In Appreciation Of Non-Mom Friends”
Don’t get all Jamie Lynn Spears on me single ladies and overly glamorize motherhood. Do those cute celeb moms talk about how it’s about 2 years before you can take a crap in private? No. It’s not for everyone and I’ll tell you why.
This falls right under the category of “Why didn’t I write this?” I felt the same way when I read the title of Chelsea Handler’s book, “My Horizontal Life.” (Although, then I read it and her horizontal life was filled with more boozes and lies than mine was, but great title.). Now, a title that fit’s with my mom life, “If These Boobs Could Talk.” As a committed breastfeeder for over 2 years I certainly could have come up with some humor to write down. But then there is that darn follow through thing! Well, these ladies did it, bless their heart.
Here is their top ten:
Top 10 Things Breastfeeding Boobs Would Say
1. Since when are we open 24 hours?
2. Get the soothing gel. Get it now.
3. Sir, this is a “Babies Only” zone.
4. Kid, how can you not see our nipples when they’re the size of paper plates?
5. Woo hoo! We’re spraying across the room!
6. Wow, we look spectacular!
7. Wait, now we look like old gym socks.
8. Hmmm, do we hear a baby crying somewh…and there’s the milk.
9. Hey, we don’t get paid enough to work this hard.
10. Oh great. A tooth.
This is the perfect gift for a new mom.
There is a lot of sisterhood in motherhood, but there are also a lot of bitches (dudes can be bitches).
You know you’ve had something like this happen when some parent tries to act all superior about their kid. I bet that kid also never screamed in the car either, right.
My Minnesota raised mom has taught me a lot about self-discipline, among other things. Even though I attended alternative schools and my mom has always been a free thinker, she is very grounded and never has given to airy-fairy beliefs. My dad (Georgia raised), while all Southern Gothic is a contrast to mom’s toughness. No histrionics with her.
In this vlog my mom talks about generational differences in mom’s from the ’70′s to now. She also speaks about what was happening with the mom’s of her generation. When everyone diminishes the present day, it’s worth noting, there are some improvements.
All posts or video-logs are not created equal in my eyes. Some posts make me chuckle when I watch them. This is one of them. I thought, “yeah, me too!” Briefly forgetting I was listening to myself. What name do you use? What name did you give your children?
Years ago when my mom finally decided to take my dad’s name (she has been trying to lose it for years, by the way) he said in reference to her maiden name, “it’s just another man’s name.” True, back then she couldn’t even get a credit card without her husband, which is so weird to think about. It does put ’70′s strident feminism in context. So, I get why people choose to keep their name or not, but gosh…how do you decide?
