January 24, 2006

Bad Mom, or Mom Who Just Messes Up Sometimes? : You Be the Judge

So I lost track of time and brought the kids' lunches late to mother's day out....so what....right?  We had nothing in the house to pack in a lunch, so I thought I would go to Wal-Mart and do the grocery shopping, then come home and pack the boys' lunch and bring it to the church.  WRONG!  I didn't realize how long I had agonized over which socks to buy until I got into the car at 11:35.  The boys eat at 11:30 at MDO!!!!!!!!!!


So I ZOOOOOMMED home and threw their lunches in their racecar lunchboxes.  Then I ZOOOOOOOMMED to the church.  I was out of breath by the time I reached their classrooms.  I walked into Chi's class and was (oh my gosh) totally ignored by his teachers.  One lady finally walked over to me and took the lunch out of my hand with no comment--not even some accusing eye contact!!!  Logan's teachers were much more forgiving, but somehow, I still feel like a total loser.


I know I hadn't forgotten their lunches, but had just lost track of time.  Do these people actually think that I am a bad mom because I screwed up just this once?!  Oh, by the way, I gave that lady a totally ugly look (thank goodness she never looked at me) but who knows if somebody else saw it.  Now I feel like my day has kind of tanked.  I think I need a doughnut....

Posted by tessa at 12:17 | Comments (3)



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Re: Bad Mom, or Mom Who Just Messes Up Sometimes?

sure, definitely a clear cut case of child neglect...if you were in court over this you would so totally lose. as my eighth graders used to say "PUH-LEASE!" i think you should've used the race car lunchbox to give church lady a knot on her head. ha thanks for a great post!

Posted by: Betsy at January 24,2006 12:39

Re: Bad Mom, or Mom Who Just Messes Up Sometimes?

Hey just remember don't sweat the small stuff. If that's the worst thing you do, you will go down in history as a super saint!!!!!!Love ya Danny

Posted by: Danny at January 24,2006 17:10

Re: Bad Mom, or Mom Who Just Messes Up Sometimes?

I must tell my side of the story. The lady went way out of her way to tell me that she really wished Tessa had come to pick Chi up so that she could tell her this. She also told me in the sweetest voice possible. I don't think that using a sweet voice makes unnecessary condescension any more justified. As if Tess came in to make sure that Chi cried. She came in so that she could be sure that Chi got snack and didn't watch the other kids eat.

I always try to give people the benefit of the doubt but my first reaction (which I didn't do) was to say "Oh, I'm so sorry you had to hear him cry. I'll be sure to spank him as soon as I get home and I'll crack Tess in the mouth. Thank you, I'm really glad you told me this."

Posted by: Matt at January 27,2006 10:25

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