Saturday, August 25, 2007

What is is the deal with....

What is the deal with seeing other people's kids when you don't have your own with you, that makes you miss them? For once on a Saturday morning, I was sans kids. (OK so I was selling stuff at a yard sale, but still NO KIDS) It was kinda nice to be with some friends, swigging a Dr Pepper, and sitting in the sun, all without having to keep an eye on anything but my yard sale goods (those things don't try to run into the street, just because they can). All of a sudden a beautiful little girl appeared (OK she was with her Mom) and it made me miss my daughter. For a moment (but only a moment), I wished I had brought the kids with me. I don't know if it was because I wanted to show off my cutie, or if I wanted her to become "friends" with the other little girl, or if I even just really missed her. What's the deal with that!? I try to get away from the kids for a little while, just so I can do something to help me remember I am not JUST a Mom, and I get the motherly yearning for my kids! Does that just happen to me!?

2 Comments:

Katie said...

Hell no, you're not the only one who feels that way! That's why being a mom is so special. Just when you think you can't do it ONE MORE DAY, you get a break for a couple of hours and you just can't wait to hear that special name again: Mommy. And you appreciate your kids all the more.

Anonymous said...

Well, you know for the most part I agree with you. BUT, if you want to go somewhere and NOT miss your kids as much, go shopping at the mall. As you are casually looking at racks of clothes you will notice other mothers, fathers, sisters, grandparents, etc. yelling at the preschoolers to get out of the racks, to stop running around, stop pulling the clothes off the racks and touching the manquins boobs! Well, okay occassionally there is an adorable little girl being good holding her mommy's hand as the mommy is trying to find that perfect bargain. It makes me miss my own for a breif moment. But then that adorable little girl that was being so good is picking her nose and wiping it on the new clothes. Everyone needs a break! Sometimes missing our own makes us remember how lucky we are!