So because I do not want this to turn into a mommy blog, I have been away for a while. Oh, yeah, and that dirty slut, facebook, has once again stolen too much of my time. But, since I just got off the phone with my mother, I do have some things to share. Here is a breakdown of my most recent conversation:
My mother thinks I need to have another child. Soon. She believes that I no longer need to think of myself, but about my child and that she needs a sibling. Um…what? I don’t really understand that logic. I’m an only child. Is she saying that I’m screwed up because I didn’t have a sibling? And it is about me, too. When I reminded her how traumatic the birth was, that my placenta detached from my uterus, she said “well, isn’t that supposed to happen?” um, no. no it’s not. thus the emergency c-section. She is convinced that happened because my labor went “too long”. Um, no. That’s not the reason at all. sigh. She is convinced I am being selfish for wanting only one child. Really? Selfish? For thinking of my well being as well? hmm…strange that I find logic in that.
I told her I was wearing the baby and she made fun of me, saying I was trying to be like an Indian who carried their baby in a papoose. Well, yes, I was carring my baby, but it’s good for the baby and it’s comfortable for me. I’m not trying to impress anyone by doing that.
She told me I didn’t need to breast feed any more, that 6 months (Baby is almost 7 months) is more than enough time. Well, I plan on breast feeding for at least a year, maybe longer. It’s the best thing for Baby and I’m not about to give her formula unless I absolutely have to.
Oh, and the best part was when she asked me if she could get rid of my wedding dress. WTF? She said she is cleaning out the closets in the house and it’s in the way. Um…what? First of all, their house is huge. Second of all, my dress is in a box and in a closet in a room that is never used. One of my friends and my cousin have already said they will rescue my dress for me. Seriously. She is ridiculous! The only reason my dress is at her house is because my house is really small and we don’t have the storage space and I really don’t want to keep it in the garage. But, I may just have someone rescue it so she doesn’t get rid of it, which is something she is VERY capable of doing.
I am surprisingly not wound up by her right now. Could be my lack of sleep, or the fact that I am finally at the point that I can disregard the things she says and just shake my head at her.
Posted by WendyB on March 11, 2009 at 11:21 am
I think when your mother speaks, you should say, “Yes, yes, yes” while in reality you hear her say only, “Blah, blah, blah.” Just tune out all of this nonsense!