the Mommy Curse

Every child who has a Mommy, will eventually hear it.
"when you grow up, your kids will be just like you, good and bad! "

As a teen , I found this amusing.
As a stepmother, it started to get me a little.
As a pregnant mommy-to-be, it terrified me.

As a mother of 3 , yes, i can tell you, the Mother's Curse is no joke.

My children are showing all the signs of every battle I ever fought with my own Mother, with twice the enthusiasm I could ever muster to throw at my own Mother. (now i find it a shame I wasted all of that great energy, as I have little to deal with what the curse has dropped upon me !)

Since we're on the topic of Moms, yes, it is also true that we all 'become' our Mothers. we pick up their funny little words, thier favorite "no " lines. . . after all, it worked on us right ?

At 9 and 6, my children have indeed , inherited the Mother's curse.
I made sure of it.

we had quite an enlightening discussion about the topic.

My daughter is convinced, that no way will HER kids EVER be bad in any way shape or form. (i almost wish her luck in this, as she can make millions from the "children who never cry whine or beg")

I told her ALL kids act up, especially to mama. her kids will too, i PROMISE.

"no mama my kids will listen and be good all the time. "

ok, but the mother's curse has a backup plan, even for the perfect angels .

its called ...

GRANDMA.
the origin of the curse on your head.

I had to educate my daughter about this.

see dear, your children WILL act up. They WILL shove every possible belonging they have under the bed. they WILL draw on the walls. They WILL use your hairbrush to clean the toilet, they WILL indeed throw huge fits in the stores...

yes. they will.

why?
because when you have children, they will have a Grandma who knows what YOU did.
they will have a Grandma to teach them well in the ways of "make mommy crazy today"

I will personally pick them up for spoil-filled candy crazed days in the park, and drop them off filthy, exhausted, and sugar wired out of their little minds for you to clean up, wind down and get to bed.
I will personally ask them what toy they want, and if they say "Mama said we can't have it" it becomes thiers on the spot.
I will also guarantee no toy from grandma will be quiet. They will ALL make noises, and there will be NO volume or off options.

And the best part is, I won't even do it on behalf of the Mother's Curse.
I will do it, becasue thats simply what Grandma's DO.

My daughter, at 9 years old, has declared I will never see my grandchildren without supervision.

My SON, upon hearing this, asks his sister, " hey sissy, can they come and visit me??"

of course, she replies, because you'll be a daddy too.

Son leans in close to me and whispers ( which is hardly a true whisper- you can probably hear him in the next town)
" mama when sissy's kids come to my house to visit, i can call you, and then if you visit ME, you can't be in trouble just cause her kids are there, but you'll see them."

made me proud, and terrified at the same time.
proud he'd help me out like that, yet terrified he can plan so well already.

Besides, I said, when i get too old to take care of myself, you guys will have to help me out,take care of me. (you don't get out that easy Sissy!!)

but, she has a plan in place for this as well.

Daughter informed me, that she plans to marry a doctor. this way They will have enough money to put me into "a nice place to take care" of me, and when they visit, her husband will be sweet enough to check me out to make sure they are taking care of me right.

well. how completely , totally thoughtful of you dear.

while i am contemplating a futute where i am placed into an old folks home, having my son in law do exam visits, and not seeing my grandchildren, Son leans in yet again.

he whispers "
mama, don't you worry. I'LL be your doctor and you can come live with me, and I'LL take good care of you... we'll invite sissy's kids to play all the time.

well. now THATS more like it.

I do have to sit back and wonder what my future in the hands of my 'cursed' children will bring me.

from what I hear so far, I 'll never have a problem with finding a good doctor.

But apparently , I'll have to keep my wits about me so I can trick my daughter into allowing me to see my grandchildren.