Mommy Multiple Personality Disorder
It has been a rough
week. I was diagnosed with "Mommy Multiple Personality Disorder."
The psychiatrist found seven personalities. Let me introduce them to you:
"I want the cream cheese ON TOP of the jelly. DO IT AGAIN MOM!" |
Giant Exploding Blueberry Monster - This mommy cannot. Listen. To. Whining. Anymore.
If you ask for the cheese balls one more time, Mommy monster's face will turn
blue, her muscles will bulge out of yoga pants, and her mouth will explode in a
fit of indecipherable yelling.
Super Wife - Husband is greeted at the door by the aroma of lobster tail
with risotto, a perfectly poured beverage, and a sweet peck on the lips. The
house is miraculously clean, so husband can relax and play with his
well-behaved children.
Stretched Thin as a Pin - During especially stressful weeks, this mommy
is actually made of glass. She appears to be super mommy until one wrong
move causes the needle to scratch across the record (can I still use that
metaphor?). Did husband seriously just
ask if he can run to the golf store the night before the birthday party while I
am making 72 cupcakes? Oh, no he didn't.
Rapping Mary Poppins - This mommy just blasts through the day on a
non-stop giggle train. Every activity is
set to a silly song and clean up is a dance party. She even serves spoons full of sugar without
any medicine.
The Lady Who Hired Mary Poppins - Would you two like to watch a show? Mommy
is just going to do one thing on the
computer or perhaps write a novel. In the other room. By herself. For as long as you
two stay quiet.
Cuddle Wuddle Lovey Dovey Mommy Bear - Just loving on these girls. They are so unbelievably adorable. Mommy
Bear wants to tickle every thigh and smooch every cheek. She breathes in all their little baby smells
and holds them tight so they don't slip away or grow up while she is not
looking.
It is going to be
tough to live with this new diagnosis. I
take comfort in having a name now for what I have been feeling. Though there are no known cures, the doctor
suggested I chill out a little, enjoy fresh-washed kid aromatherapy, and a
daily dose of kisses. I’m going to go get me some kisses right
now.
Does anyone else out
there suffer from this disorder? Perhaps
we can start a support group in the comments. J
Fabulous. Mommy reality. I'm sending this on to my daughter (2 little ones and pregnant) and my daughter-in-law (3 little ones). You just made their day.
ReplyDeleteThree kids? oh. That probably calls for another mommy - "Survival of the Fittest Mom" - Throw them outside and let them battle for the swing until one establishes dominance.
DeleteMy name is Romelle and I suffer from Mommy Multiple Personality Disorder. Nice to meet you.
ReplyDeleteToday I am the Lady Who Hired Mary Poppins and Stretched Thin as a Pin.
Thank you for sharing Romelle. Together we can fight this disease- as soon as we finish packing lunches, writing our blogs, getting everyone dressed, doing the laundry, organizing the bake sale, ironing shirts, submitting the last manuscript...
DeleteI adored this! you go girl - who knows there are other personalities out there also~!
ReplyDeleteI am sure some one has a "Super Attentive Mommy" personality too. But not me.
DeleteHa! I think you captured the syndrome perfectly!
ReplyDeleteThere was no page on WebMD, so I did the best I could!
DeleteI related the story to my teens the other day of the time my mother told me to "Go play in the traffic." I guess she was in the Giant Exploding Blueberry Monster mommy mode.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this. It's perfect.
I love it Kris. I did send the girls in the back yard for an hour last week so I could try to pull the house together, but there isn't any traffic back there :) I get that frustrated though! Luckily, after the explosion Cuddle Wuddle Mommy Bear usually appears.
DeleteHilarious! I'm quite certain there are more personality disorders yet to be discovered. I am guessing there are 4 more in my house alone! :)
ReplyDeleteThis week I added "I have a cold. Can't you see your screaming is piercing my brain?" There are so many more...
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