Have you ever heard a middle aged or older woman say this? If not, it goes something like this: Cherish these moments because they go by fast. The older women are referring to the delights of mothering young children. All I have to say is that amnesia or dementia could be the only explination for saying something like this. Clearly in their time away from certain "delights" they have forgotten that this job, well, it sucks.
First, it does not go by fast as the old women say. Unless you are talking about your sleep time. Otherwise the rest of the day with kids taxes your patience, sanity and time. All the "Mom, mom, mom" on top of crying I think will drive me insane. Then my mom says something ridiculous like its a developmental stage. What the hell is Flip developing into - a monster?!?! (No, a man).
I think of a break up when old women say this to me. After some time your memories of the bad, tough and trying times are clouded and all you remember are the sweet cuddles and kind words. So you go back to the guy and after a few weeks you remember why you broke up in the first place.
Therefore I think I must do what no mom has dared do before...the next time a older women says this to me, I will give her the diaper bag, car seats and kids and run. Let her spend a day lugging kids around town to do errands, or cleaning up after the non-stop mess, calming the relentless cryer, disciplining the wild child, cooking, laundry, biting, hitting, whining, pooping, and collapsing when the day is done only to be awaked in a few hours to do it again...see how she remembers motherhood then.
There is a reason grandparents love their grandchildren so much...they get to give them back!
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