I really love pinterest, i get so many ideas and I actually do many of them. Plus the quotes and foods. But today a quote popped up and it really made me think, over think in some opinions I am sure. The quote was "A mother is someone who seeing there are 5 people and 4 pieces of pie declares she never cared much for pie". That is a pretty crappy quote you know. It didn't even qualify if the 4 other people were her children or children in general. Just that once you give birth you will just give up things to others around you without discernment or thought of your own wants or needs. It is also not very nice to non-mothers and fathers who can be equally selfless.
I just had my girls' birthdays and my parents came and took the entire big group out to dinner. I noticed my mom spends a tremendous amount of time talking about what other people will eat. Before everyone arrived at the restaurant she went over the menu and talked to me about what everyone might eat. She usually brings out entire meals when she visits (a 10 hour drive) of food I don't cook, then bakes cookies and goes grocery shopping. I will admit it often gets irritating, I don't fill up the fridge because there are only 2 of us and things spoil, and the driving out meals that my kids are 'deprived' of annoys. Also long talks about who will eat what seem odd, I explained it to myself as her extroversion needing to think out loud. So thinking about this makes me want to work on my irritation more and see it as more likely she has been held responsible for all the food for so many people for so long that it is ingrained. However talking about the family reunion menu 6 months ahead of time is still going to be a challenge.
I just had my girls' birthdays and my parents came and took the entire big group out to dinner. I noticed my mom spends a tremendous amount of time talking about what other people will eat. Before everyone arrived at the restaurant she went over the menu and talked to me about what everyone might eat. She usually brings out entire meals when she visits (a 10 hour drive) of food I don't cook, then bakes cookies and goes grocery shopping. I will admit it often gets irritating, I don't fill up the fridge because there are only 2 of us and things spoil, and the driving out meals that my kids are 'deprived' of annoys. Also long talks about who will eat what seem odd, I explained it to myself as her extroversion needing to think out loud. So thinking about this makes me want to work on my irritation more and see it as more likely she has been held responsible for all the food for so many people for so long that it is ingrained. However talking about the family reunion menu 6 months ahead of time is still going to be a challenge.
stupid mothers quote
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