Posts Tagged ‘BOREDMommy’

As much as I detest trolls, sometimes I grudgingly have to admit their asinine comments make me pause and consider.

Such was the troll that left this comment on Maria’s (BOREDMommy) blog the other day:

Why is it that you call yourselves “mommies”? It’s infantile, like being called a girl instead of a woman. If giving birth (or adopting) and raising a child is so important, why don’t you insist on the dignity of the word “parent”? Or “mother” — if you insist on focusing on gender as well? I am a parent and I was “mommie” only to my children and then only when they were young. No wonder men and childfree women don’t take you seriously: You are endlessly self-absorbed, boring, juvenile, and have nothing to say for yourselves beyond your reproductive status and childrearing.

OK, I have to admit that my first thought was, ‘*snort* Wow…..bitter much?’

But then I stopped.  Do I mind being called a ‘Mommy’ or even lumped in with ‘Mommy bloggers’?

You know… I really don’t.

To me ‘mother’ or even ‘parent’ is a cold, impersonal, standoffish word.

And Vista never refers to me as ‘Mother’.  Ever.  That would just be weird.

To her I’m ‘Mama’ and ‘Mommy’.  So do I associate with that name?  You bet.  Because, as far as my 2 year old is concerned, that is my name.  I have no other identity other than Mommy.  She doesn’t know me as Jenn, same as she doesn’t know Daddy as Bil.  We are Mommy and Daddy.

And I love the simplicity of that.

To me it’s not infantile, it’s innocence at it’s very best.  It speaks to a time when your parents are not adults put on this earth for the express purpose of oppressing you.  It is that sweet time between self awareness and total independence when your child reaches for you to know they are safe, secure, loved.

In time, I’m sure my name will morph. It’ll go from Mommy, to Mom, to OMG! MoooooooooommmmmmGawdYou’reEmbarassingME!

But right now, I’m thrilled to be Mommy.  And I couldn’t possibly think of a sweeter sound than my daughter calling my name.

Are you proud to be a Mommy too?  Head over to BOREdMommy’s site and link up your own post.

I thought it was about time that I gave some love to my fellow Canadian’s. Who needs more cowbell when you can have more Canadian, eh? So pull off your toque, cozy up on the couch with a double-double (or a 2-4 of Kokanee), some poutine, and lets get down to business

• Let’s start off with my darling husband.  Don’t bother following him on twitter cause all you’re hear is a bunch of uber-techy Sharepoint stuff {sounds like this when you read it}, but his personal blog is always good for a laugh.
• Agentninety9 - she blogs over at Worn Off Novelties, runs a Bed and Breakfast, was one of my cohosts for BlogHer@Home, and also finds time to be super cool to chat with.
• tatikate - I am so excited because she’s promised to teach me how to knit (I know, because I need another hobby like I need a hole in the head).  I’m not sure about the quality of my knitting, after the drinks we plan on consuming, but damn it will be fun!
• BOREDMommy – I started following Maria after the first tweet I read of hers made me snort my drink through my nose because I was laughing so hard.  That’s happened several times since, because, OMG this girl is funny.  Love her blog.  You will too.
• Temptingmama - Sam has been going through a bitch of a time lately.  You should totally go give her some love.  And while you’re at it, check out her other fun blog, Craftastrophe, that she cowrites with another cool Canadian, karensugarpants
• whymomdrinksrum- she’s one of the founders of the Boob Emancipation project, teaching women to embrace what they got and flaunt it…all of it.  She also writes a kick-ass blog
• And my newest find, Sarahcasm and her blog.