Aug24

Park moms

Wow. Your mom had the worst attitude today. I didnt want to be at the park. I didnt want to watch all the park moms gather together and have a girls morning chatting while their kids ran unsupervised. I suppose I felt a little jealous, maybe, that I wasnt a park mom. I used to be. You and Dad played and it warmed my cold heart (even though it was 82 degrees at 10am). Dad asked me why I was so bothered at things and I said "I dont know, but these park moms will be the photo of the day today" We got talking about it. The park really is the perfect place for moms to chat, I get it. There arent a ton of kids running around a house, they are semi self contained and self amused at the park. The outdoors is good for the soul. No messes. etc. My problem with it is this. Because the moms are busy having girl time, the kids can be as bratty and crazy as they want, and my kid suffers for it leaving me to be the mean mom that tells them to please stop smacking my kid. I wont lie, Im guilty of this too likely, but today, it really bothered me.