Good week article 3956Sue What a pessimistic view of motherhood!! I have no sympathy for women who sign their 9 kids up for 4 different after school activities each...
emilymr
Yeah, I call those the "Professional Parents." They come at parenting the way they'd come at their careers, with everything by the book and everything having to be perfect and requiring lots of feedback all the time. I knew a woman who carried around a book in which she dutifully recorded every diaper change, every scrap of food or drink (couldn't possibly breastfeed, as how would you know how much the baby got?), every sleep, every you name it. Egads! On the other hand, I also get annoyed at folk who think anyone who wants to throw a party or do something else special is trying to up the ante somehow. Some folk just like to throw parties. Other folk like to do other things. You only get into trouble if you think you have to compete with the Party Planner on parties and the Sports Fan on sporting activities and the Super Academic on educational opportunities and so on and so forth. When you think you have to beat everyone at their specialities, *then* you get flattened by the SuperMommy thing. As long as you are willing to excel at your long suits and accept mere competence at everything else, you're good to go.
Best wishes, Ericka
