But the subject of procreation has begun to creep into conversation between me and my husband. It's no longer off-limits, no longer taboo.
It's hard to imagine what kind of parents we will be.
Will we buy a bugaboo stroller, a minivan and a home in a gated community?I mean, we had a pirate band play our wedding. My husband draws monsters and plays video games for a living. I don't have a single friend who is an MD or a lawyer. Most of them are rejuveniles.
Will we spend our Saturdays watching soccer and football games?
We don't even like sports.
And I will never, ever get into scrapbooking.
I really fear the alpha mom rat race.
So I read this article about slacker moms with interest.
Slacker mom, yeah, I can get with that.
Let the flames begin ...
1 comment:
Word, Thanks for that article. I work in education and I am surrounded by the general feeling of anxiety about “being a good mom?” It actually makes quite anxious about being a mother my self. I like the part about "your child is not a project." It must also be noted that this constant mother rating anxiety will have an effect possibility more damaging then your child not learning Italian by age six.
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