Friday, April 19, 2013

I am that mother.


I am the mother who was chasing her unruly child around the shopping centre.

I am the mother who gave you the stink-eye, when you made a disparaging comment about my child.

I am the mother you gave the stink-eye to, as you watched me have a really bad day.

I am the mother who was dressed beautifully, who got dressed that way because I was having a bad day/good day, and I made you feel inferior in your tracksuit pants.

I am the mother who was having a bad day/a busy day/the worst day ever, and you made me feel inferior in my tracksuit pants.

I am the mother who feeds my kids McDonalds.

I am the mother who feeds my kids quinoa and steamed green beans and asparagus.

I am the mother who is just keeping it together.

I am the mother who totally lost her cool in the middle of the shopping centre.

I am the mother that smacked my child in anger.

I am the mother you smile at, as I shop with my children, while my toddler helps me count out apples to put into the bag, and my baby grins at you and you grin back.

I am the mother you stopped and said "You are doing a great job" to.

I am the mother you whispered about in a horrified tone.

I am the glowing, picture of fertility and joy.

I am the mother who looks hot and uncomfortable, complaining about being a billion weeks pregnant.

I am the mother you smiled sympathetically at, who looked grey with exhaustion.

I am the rude mother.

I am the mother with such lovely manners.

I am the mother who was on my phone ignoring my kids.

I am the mother playing with her kids at the park.

I am the mother of that kid who was screaming uncontrollably.

I am the mother you want to be.

I am the mother you never want to be.

I am not the mother I wish I was.

I am the mother who is doing a better than she thinks.



I am the mother that is doing the best she can.

I am that mother.


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15 comments:

  1. Great post!!! I would like to join you in being I am that mother too!!! ;)

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  2. Oh Robyn that is awesome, so so awesome

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  3. love this post. we are all THAT mother...if our kids are lucky! -Aroha

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  4. A beautiful post. It made me tear up. We are all of those things and more and we do the very best we can for our children. It's so sad that people can be so quick to judge us. Thanks for a lovely read!

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  5. Absolutely , I am THAT mother too with a good deal of my mother doing all the things I 'd said I'd never do.

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  6. Totally agree - great post. I am that mother too.

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  7. Great post Robyn. I reckon the second last line totally sums it up. I'm that mum who has been doing the best I can for over 23 years. Some days my best is awful, but some days my best is awesome.
    And the kids turned out ok. :-)

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  8. Great post. Completely agree. Onwards, we carry, ever onwards, doing the best we can x

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  9. Gorgeous. I love it. I am that mother too. Read my post this week. You are not Wonder Woman and that ok. I think I wrote it for you and I.
    You're amazing, and you're doing a wonderful job.

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  10. I totally could have written this, but please don't take on board too much guilt. Just keep swimming, you're doing a great job and be kind to yourself! Emily

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  11. Love this post. Really honest, and I have been that kind of mother at times too. :/

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  12. Ooh I am that mum too! Lovely post!

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  13. This is a really great post! I love it, and can definitely relate!!

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  14. This was wonderful! So true! I have wondered recently why I can't categorise my parernting style, and the truth is because it can't be categorised ... and really! It doesn't need to be! We are a combination of opposites and that's very real-life!

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