Memories in Conversations with My Kid – The Mother’s Day Edition Revisited
I think I may be cheating. But I kinda don’t care. You see, it’s Friday which is when we usually play the hottest game in the momosphere…”Conversations with My Kid.” It’s this thing I started a while back to help me remember just a few of the million awesome conversations I have with my kids. And since Momalom’s Five For Ten theme today is memory, I thought this is too perfect.
You see, I have a crappy memory. Like it’s kinda embarrassing. I envy those who can recall the stories of their life in vivid detail. My memory is like Los Angeles’ marine layer that drifts in and hovers over our heads every early summer. My memory is an airy white haze ever present – just never specific.
That’s why writing is good for me. Especially if I write immediately after an event or if I write in the moment when I am feeling something. I have always wanted to write a vivid story from my past but it never turns out that way. It always feel uh, general to me. Like I’m telling someone else’s story. Once removed. A game of telephone.
Weird.
I think tomorrow I will try again to write a story from my past. We’ll see.
For now, it’s another edition of “Conversations with my Kid.” I posted this on Mother’s Day on Sunday but 5 people read it so I’m posting again. And always, if you want to link up a post where you share a conversation with your kid, Mr. Linky will be hanging out below ready to serve you up a drink.
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On Saturday night we were having a casual family dinner around the dinner table and we were chatting about this most awesome day of the year, Mother’s Day, when I get to guilt my kids into believing that for one magical day they should listen and do every single thing I say without giving me any backtalk or whining or doing what they do every other day of the year, pretending not to hear me.
And Claire says….
“I don’t think it should just be Mother’s Day. It should be our day too. I mean you get TWO days a year that are all yours. Mother’s Day AND your birthday. And WE only get one. Our birthdays.”
And even though I felt like saying what I’ve heard MY mother say a million times in my life, “Well, EVERYDAY is your day,” I instead said, “Well, Claire, you have a point there. Without the three of you, I wouldn’t even BE a mother. So yeah, it is kinda your day too.”
She smiled considering the thought. And then she said…
“And without us, you wouldn’t have TWO extra rooms. Our bedrooms!”
So I guess if I want more rooms in my home, I gotta pop out some more kids.
Oh yeah. The adventure of motherhood. I wouldn’t trade it for anything.
Happy Friday!
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Moms without Blogs is basically me, Lee, who wonders every single day how in the hell am I going to find the time to write a blog post? I\'m a mom to three kids (ages 9, 7, and 4) who are insanely gorgeous, insanely active, insanely demanding, insanely life-affirming and who have almost driven me insane. In good and bad ways. I work as a producer in reality television, I fold all kinds of laundry, I am picky about how my dishwasher is loaded, I yell entirely too much at my kids, I like desert skies and how my skin feels after a dip in the ocean, I married my soul mate even though I don\'t believe in soul mates really, I believe that laughing \'til it hurts is where it\'s at, I\'m a sucker for putting little treats into the bowls of our three dogs each night, I love driving my 1974 orange convertible Karmann Ghia, I write when inspiration strikes, and summer is my season. And if you\'re a mom without a blog, literally or figuratively, then I\'d probably like to hang out with you. Thanks for reading.
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bahaha! So cute! I love reading stuff like this, kids provide so much free entertainment!
Hi! I’m here via Momalom.
I like her logic. And I love reading about conversations with kids. Mine are just now beginning to form words, but I should try to be patient. Don’t want to wish these precious moments away too quickly.
Love it! Kids’ logic is AWESOME.
I have no stories about my kid but I LOVE the new website!! That is all.
Oh and YOU! I love you! That is REALLY all.
I’m laughing wicked hard. Because I thought that theory was true too. My post today refutes that. I’m going to call Snopes and have them label that as a myth.
And without you, they wouldn’t have a birthday. So really, all holidays can be shared!
Love it! More rooms just magically appear when your family grows.
I don’t have kids of my own, but my coworker just relayed this story. She was playing “I spy” on the drive home with her two kids. She asked the kids what they see that is gray. (The inside of the car is gray.) The youngest little boy says, “Mommy’s hair is gray.” Ahh!
Oh the way kid’s brains work. But she does have a point, right? So cute and I love your idea of recording these conversations with your kids. You’ll always love looking back on them.
What a sweet conversation
Makes perfect sense to me.
Kids come up with the funniest things! I love conversations with kids because they are so honest and raw. They don’t find the need to censor themselves.
Nice to meet you. I am over from Momalom.
My son used that same logic on his parents, and they gave him his very own day. Yes, through most of college they still celebrated Mike Day.
Over from Momalom.
I laughed out loud. You’re going to be glad you wrote this down and can show it to your daughter some day.
So glad your house has so many rooms.
You totally freaking crack me up with the “kinda don’t care” up there at the top. Lee, you are hilarious. And I love you and your spanky attitude. As for those kids, you need to keep a lid on all this information you are spreading. I DO need my kids to believe they were a miracle and I AM a goddess and …blah….blah….blah…. on Mother’s Day. So shut your trap, or pass me a bigger house, either one.
mwah!