I am a “stay at home mom”. Dooce has a humorous, yet “PG-13″ rated acrostic-of-sorts as her creative “title” for this highly esteemed role on her “about” page… My friend Jen created the You Might Be A Stay At Home Mom Saturday on her blog… which helps chronicle the moments that define us, overwhelm us, and leave us scratching our heads.
You know what? I get to field awesome comments about my purpose as a SAHM from time to time. I struggle with what to say when someone asks what I “do”, because the whole SAHM thing, while accurate in some ways — is quite inaccurate in others. The 21,000 miles in one year on my minivan might be proof enough. Maybe.
And in all honesty, I often long for recognition, awards, positive reviews and a raise. Not much of that is going on here. My recognition happens when a child says “Fank you” unprompted, or if we make it to the potty on time. My “reward” in the latter example is that I do not end up on my hands and knees, cleaning pee of the floor. Continue reading ‘And another punch to the chest, or ego… whichever.’
Recent Comments