Thursday, September 24, 2009

I'm Andrew's Mommy...

Why is it that when a woman has a baby... all of a sudden... her name disappears and its all about the baby! Before I had one of my own... I thought this loss of identity thing was ridiculous!!!

And now... I have to admit - I'm guilty!!! About a month ago... I introduced myself as "Andrew's Mommy" (and cringed as I heard the words coming out of my mouth). And about a week and a half ago we were camping (more on that later)... it was a family camp - with loads of other kiddos - babies included. I met a nice women about my age, with a little girl about Andrew's age, and we chatted for a little bit. Our conversations went something like this...

"Oh, what a cute little girl. How old is she?"
"What's her name?"
"How's she doing/sleeping at camp?"
"Nice talking to you."

No, I did NOT ask her name. No, I did NOT ask where she lived. No, I did NOT ask if SHE was having fun camping, etc., etc., etc. Did I think that she had nothing else to talk about besides her baby? Or have I forgotten how to talk about anything else besides... BABIES!

Further evidence to support my below theory that I am obsessed with everything Mommy. Time to find a new hobby!!

2 comments:

Shelly C. said...

Wait until one of his friends comes up to you and CALLS you "Andrew's Mommy." At Leslie's preschool, all the kids called the parents by the kids' names. It's a little strange at first, but I kinda started to like it. I'd get a little tap on the leg: "Excuse me. Leslie's mom?"

I'm sure I left my identity around here somewhere...

janessa said...

I went through a similar phase when Jenna was about Andrews age. Now that J's a bit older and a little more independent, I'm able to allow myself to expand my horizions a bit. I've been focusing on work lately, and honestly, it feels really good.