First of all, I'd like to dedicate this to my sister who is about to have her first baby. Sabs, if you allow this to happen to you I will be forced to blog about your middle school haircut!
This past week I enjoyed a lovely High Tea at the Chic Chateau in downtown San Jose with my friend Eva (of loose boobie fame). The shop starts off as a clothing boutique with a cute little Tea House in the back. We each ordered flower infused green teas and sat down to freshly baked scones, puff pastries stuffed with meat and cheese, fresh fruits cut into hearts and flowers and a lovely strawberry shortcake. The setting was delightful and for a time we were the only two in the tea house...until the "mother" arrived.
I would like to state for the record that I love children and hope to have my own some day. However, there are women who completely lose their personality when they have children and put their friends through painful get togethers like the one I was about to witness. You'll notice I said personality and not identity. When you become a mom your identity changes because now you're responsible to these amazing little people, but this should in no way suck the personality out of you!
Of course, I was sitting with a perfect view of this lunchtime debacle. The "mother" had a gorgeous little girl and carried this toddler in a Bjorn instead of using a stroller. No booster seat people, and this kid could walk! She chose to sit at a table with a glass top (in case of spills) and proceeded to place a sticky plastic placemat with cartoon characters onto the baby's side of the table. This lady allowed the little girl to stand up in the chair the entire lunch (while her mother ate a crepe!) eating Cheerios and only made eye contact with her friend to catch her reaction to the baby's antics!
All her girlfriend could do was politely smile and continually repeat, "She is so cute! She's just too much!" Like a huge jerk, I completely eavesdropped on the entire conversation and there was no talk of men, work, shopping, movies, gossip, nothing! They just shared some food and commented on the baby's cuteness. The most exciting part was when this super responsible mom caught the baby mid-air before she fell out of the chair and almost hit the floor!
I was bored enough for the two of them and it took all my might to remain seated instead of sitting down with them and stirring up some actual conversation! I hardly believe that there is enough evil in that small child to have singlehandedly stolen her mother's personality, so where had it gone? She didn't even have it in her to discuss preschools and Baby Einstein!
I may be coming across as very harsh here but rightly so! When I was a kid I remember my mom getting together with her girlfriends and cracking tons of jokes while making sure I finished my lunch. So what kind of personality did this lady have before? Was she ever capable of telling a joke? Should I start a foundation to save personality-free women like this from their own demise? Perhaps a telethon? I'm up for the challenge!
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I completely agree as my sister has managed to have an adorable little boy (the love of my life right now) and has another on the way and has not lost one shred of her quirkiness as a result. On the contrary, her and I actually try to make the kid as off the wall as us. The real question you should be asking is "did this woman even have a personality before the kid dropped out of her like kidney stone?"
ReplyDeleteOh and about your sis' middle school cut, who didn't have a "wave" in the early 90's? :-)
Thank you, Ish (who was my 8th grade prom date, by the way)!!
ReplyDeleteShmoze, it sounds like that girl just plain sucks. I'm surprised by her lack of a booster seat if the kid can stand, though. Aren't you supposed to strap kids down to chairs/strollers/swings as often as possible? ISn't that part of the fun of being a parent? :)