A good mother…

…serves her child water from bpa free cups
…never lets her child drink from plastic
…goes for the Barney set on sale

…speaks gently and does not interfere much
…keeps a close eye and quickly intervenes
…lashes out in anger and regrets her actions

…lives in the moby
…buckles them up in a bouncy seat
…holds them in her arms

…yells too loud
…guides too soft
…crys too often

…makes the world their child’s classroom
…volunteers in the public school classroom
…scrimps to send them to a private school classroom

…eats oreos for breakfast
…lets her children eat oreos for breakfast
…hasn’t touched a brownie in years

…cloth diapers, cloth napkins, cloth pads and cloth toilet papers
…uses paper towels and composts her leftovers
…should be investing in the Ziploc company

…rocks her child to sleep
…says prayers and stories with her child in bed
…snuggles, hugs and kisses goodnight, then lets her child cry it out

…sleeps with her husband only
…sleeps with her husband and children
…doesn’t sleep much at all

…hikes, camps and nature walks with her kids
…teaches her children how to poop in the woods
…doesn’t go off the blacktop path

…gives her child formula from birth
…breastfeeds her 4 yr old
…pumps in the bathroom at work

…can squeeze a penny out of a nickle
…splurges on herself
…hasn’t bought a non-necessity in years

…home cooks
…micro waves
…drives through

…showers, makeup and dressed every day by 8
…wears heels to work
…is in pajamas well past noon

…cries over mommy fears
…worries over decisions
…fights for their future

…has a lot of money
…has no money
…takes good care of the money she’s got

…goes to church
…doesn’t go to church
…feels guilty for not going to church

…makes dollhouses from pixie sticks
…bakes chocolate chip cookies
…drinks mocha frappachinos

…is sometimes too rough with her kids
…is sometimes unavailable to her kids
…is sometimes locked in the bathroom with a pint of ben and jerry’s

…has laundry piled on the living room floor
…vacuums the living room floor
…wrestles with her kids on the floor

…wishes she was thinner
…wishes she was smarter
…wishes for a maid

…takes time for herself
…runs herself ragged
…runs a 5K

…reads with her children
…reads to herself
…is illiterate

…watches oprah
…watches ellen
…watches dora

…buys only wooden toys
…scores garage sales finds and hand-me-downs
…buys the latest and greatest gizmos

…loses her temper
…loses her keys
…loses her friends

…loves with all she’s got
…loves when it’s hard and hurts
…loves until everything that doesn’t matter fades away

Thoughts?