This is my son....he is the reason why people keep giving me the title, "stay-at-home-mom," or "work-at-home-mom." I hate these titles with a passion...You can call me unconventional, unorthodox, untraditional, unusual, unthinking, or an other "un" words you can think of, but there is something very irritating about hearing the words "stay-at-home."
I think its because I tend to associate "stay-at-home-mom" with things like:
mini vans - I'm a mustang, kinda momma. I like to do what they call "riding slick." I don't care how many special features it has to keep the kids busy or how much space it holds in the dang, blasted floor! I just have to keep it "slick." Now, since riding in a mustang does not offer practical means for toting around kids, I will settle for driving my SUV, which I affectionately call "Lucy." Lucy, has everything coming loose on her now, she been around almost 10 years and she has taken a pretty good beating from most of the kids in my extended family.- arts &crafts - I want to hurl every time I see some woman on a talk show talking about getting a "fun bag" together for the kids while they are taking long trips, or raving about some new, exciting arts & crafts project "you and kids can do at home!" Maybe if I had some 'martha' in me, I wouldn't be so "unwilling" to accept the gift of craft, but as it stands, I can't stand it.
- PTO meetings - I have three sons, all of whom have and always had very good grades in school. I interact with the teachers all of the time, I'm a very involved parent, but don't ask me to join the PTO, cause I ain't baking no cookies!!!! Now, don't get mad all you other PTOnians. I'm just saying, I can't do it...As soon as I see a bunch of women who look like they are ready to bombard me issues about what my little "Jason" does versus what their little "Taylor" does, I want to run for the hills!
- play dates
- room parents
- chaperone's
- bagged lunches
- gymnastics
- car-pools
- soccer games
- little-league
Of the above-mentioned activities there is none that I won't consider doing...its just the irksome notion of looking outside of myself (if that makes any sense) and seeing myself looking like one of those women on television who fret daily about their kids schedules.
MAYBE SUBCONCIOUSLY, I RESENT THE FACT THAT I HAD TO STAY AT HOME SO MANY YEARS (3). Naahh, I don't think so...
MAYBE I'M TRYING TO HOLD ON TO SOME OF MY YOUNGER YEARS BY EXCLUDING SOME OF THE THINGS THAT STAY AT HOME MOTHERS, AND WORKING MOTHERS DO. Yea, could be...
MAYBE I'M JUST PLAIN GOOFY, AND I NEED TO JOIN THIS WHOLE STAY AT HOME MOM REVOLUTION.
MAYBE, NOT!!!
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