During my last-minute rounds of holiday shopping, I found myself again at Target, and heading straight toward the "vacooms," as my DD calls them. But I had no intention of buying one!
I was an autopilot and was so conditioned to fulfill her request only to realize that I was alone. DD was with my MIL. Yet, I was still on "vacoom" overdrive. Repeat for teapots!
I forgot what it's like to shop alone and miss her!
So what's your mommy moment?
I "wore" my daughter and she loved to be rocked. It took me so long to stop rocking when I was standing in line at the grocery store - I probably looked ridiculous and/or mentally ill.
I still sway back and forth when standing anywhere. My co-workers call me on it all the time and remind me that I don't have to do the mommy sway at work. My youngest is 5!
I also answer to Mom automatically even when my kids aren't with me. I find myself absently responding "hold on a second honey" to some strange child who is addressing his or her own mom.
When I am driving myself (and I forget I'm by myself) or when I'm driving with just my husband I catch myself saying "school bus!" or "truck" or "Christmas lights!". Also, when I'm shopping by self I will catch myself rushing through my list as if I was with my kids whom I anticipate will only last so long in a store before a meltdown or crazy-ness pursues! I usually will catch myself and remember that I'm by myself and to take my sweet time! :)
I answer to MOM even at work and I know my kids are not there.
I do the Mommy sway whenever I hear a crying baby.
I run when I hear that certain yell or bumb that says "I'm hurt"
My baby is 20--though my grandkids are 10-9-3-1.
OOO and I sing or hum "Hush little baby.... when I hear a baby cry.
At least I took the diaper out of the glove box. Kept it there 'just in case' for years. :-))
Ha! I've found myself swaying in line at the grocery store and singing kids' songs while at work.
Every and any time I hear any child say "Mooooom" I turn and look!
Oh boy - automatically turning on kid music in the car when I could be listening to news radio or Christmas music or... *anything* but Silly Pizza and The Wheels on the Bus!!
Watching PBS shows when my children aren't even home.
I am hardly EVER without my kids. They are still pretty small (5 and 2). We live away from family and my husband works all the time, so on the very rare occasion that I do get out without kids, I always start off enjoying being out shopping by myself. I eventually always get lost in my thoughts and then suddenly get a split second of panic after suddenly realizing they aren't with me and I think that I lost them or forgot them somewhere. Then I'm finally relieved when I I rememeber that they are safe at home with dad, or whoever I left them with.
I also end up leaving the Raffi CD playing in the car and sing along to it even when the kids aren't there.
I talk to my daughter in the backseat but she's not there. lol
I napped on the couch the other day and woke up several times to make sure my daughter was behaving but she was with my husband. Habits are hard to break!
I was running the other day and didn't realize I had listened to almost the entire song "Fruit Salad" (Wiggles) on my iPod until it was almost over.... I might've even been humming along...
I walked outside one morning and said aloud to myself boy it's "coldee" outside.
Coldee is how my oldest daughter used to say cold. Lol I still sometimes say it and she is six.
i do the exact same thing as J B. I will be out and about and if i tea a kid saying mooom? i turn and say yeah baby? yes, i am that crazy lady talking to your kids when they call for you.
also, if i am in a store and i hear a child crying, i immediately assume it's mine. but mine are not with me. i don't listen to kids' music thank god. my kids are 7 now and we can listen to the radio.
When im out alone I still find myself reaching for the diaper bag!
I am such a mom that I treat my high school students like my own children. Often they slip and call me "Mom." I take it as a compliment. :)
I always put my hand out to the side when crossing the street or crossing a parking lot, whether alone or with big kids who don't take my hand anymore :(
And I will listen to my son's pop radio station for several songs, singing along, before I realize I'd rather listen to my classical station.
I catch myself still talking in mommy talk with words. Every now and then my tone changes while talking to adults into the mommy tone.
Yes I still do the swaying also, my youngest is 3 lol.
I find myself stopping the tv to watch cartoons. I might even end up watching them for an entire episode (depending on if I've seen it or not :)
Singing Justin bieber in my car! And calling things the wrong names like my little one does (computer-pooter, remote-mote, etc). And saying things like potty, num nums. Ha! :)
