This morning I stayed in bed for an extra five minutes and watched a video called “Kiddies vs Kitties”. Not unsurprisingly, I subsequently arrived in the office five minutes late. Now I could have started my workday off apologizing to my team for my tardiness. I could have pulled out a kid-related excuse or blamed it on traffic. That is what I would normally do. But today I did something different. I didn’t offer any explanation whatsoever. I just waltzed in, relaxed and still amused by my entertaining start, sat down and got to work.
There is an amazing euphoria that comes from throwing off the shackles of motherhood and societal obligations, a lesson I learned the hard way a couple of weeks ago. What started as just your typical Saturday morning turned into a proverbial 2×4 to the face.
Our mothers burned their bras.
What are we burning?
You can read my piece They Burned Our Bras, We Burn Ourselves Out on BLUNTmoms to find out.
FAT PANTS
LET’S GO TO A PARTY
Wearing my fat pants
The Truth About the Post-Baby Body
The Woman in My Head
Lisa Newlin says
Question: Do you have the “Kiddies versus Kitties” video? I’m now intrigued….
Samantha says
I went and read your post on Bluntmoms.com. It was great!… and made me sad. My mother was a bitter martyr, and it didn’t do me any favors. Constantly negative and resentful, she never took time for herself, and I still fight the ingrained shame for splurging on a much needed yoga class. I struggle with the idea of becoming a mother because I don’t want my kids to feel the same way or to lose my life to some fictitious standard of motherhood as slavery. Thank goodness I had other female role models in my life. Great post about a multi-layered issue. Please keep writing! I’ll keep reading 🙂 Love your candor.