August 6th, 2008
I let my kids wear clothes with stains.
Carter sometimes puts dirt in his mouth.
If he wants Nutrigrain bars for breakfast, I’m OK with that.
They may not have a bath for a few days.
Hudson may even wear the same sleeper for an entire day.
The dirty diapers may sit on the living room floor.
And may even be in close proximity to a sippy cup.
The kitchen table has food in the cracks.
I don’t know how long it’s been there.
The floor hasn’t been mopped in over a month.
If Carter falls off the side of the deck, I don’t go running to see if he’s okay.
Instead it sit in my lawn chair and encourage him to shake it off.
I use my laptop in the backyard during playtime.
I have been known to have a drink or two around my children.
I let Hudson sit in the swing while I sit on the couch, blogging.
My laundry is washed and folded.
But it sits in random piles throughout my house.
I let Carter even dress himself for daycare sometimes.
He wears rubber boots on the hottest day of the summer and I don’t mind.
My car hasn’t been cleaned for a really long time.
There’s empty sippy cups littering the backseat.
They don’t stink, so I’m not worried.
I wear my pajamas to drop my son off at daycare.
I wear jogging pants, even when I leave the house.
My roots have grown out.
My bangs are in desperate need of a trim.
I leave the house without makeup.
I buy donuts for lunch sometimes.
I couldn’t be happier.
I.
Am.
BETA MOM.
Well, I don’t know about “beta” - but definitely MOM.
Miss Britt’s last blog post..Would you like to be me for a day?
August 6th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
I am so a Beta Mom it’s ridiculous.
I usually catch your feed, but I’m loving your new look.
jenni’s last blog post..Oscar’s First Steps - With Video!
August 6th, 2008 at 4:07 pm
I do all of these things, and more - but dude, I don’t know what you mean by Beta Mom. And that makes me feel really, really stupid.
(BTW - I see The Memory Keeper’s Daughter is on your wishlist - if you would like it, I will send you my copy after I’m finished reading it. I’m about halfway through it.)
mamatulip’s last blog post..Morning has broken
August 6th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
beta mom is awesome
August 6th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
Simply fantastic!
Dana’s last blog post..My Sis-In-Laws B’Day
August 6th, 2008 at 6:47 pm
I could have written that myself!
Marylin’s last blog post..Total refusal
August 6th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
I don’t have the time or the energyto be an alpha mom. Beta is fine by me - just taking it day by day.
Mamalooper’s last blog post..Do I know my mother and will my girl know me?
August 6th, 2008 at 8:28 pm
Man, I don’t remember the last time my kitchen floor was mopped. And the Boy has eaten food off that floor. I rock.
nomotherearth’s last blog post..525,600 Minutes
August 6th, 2008 at 10:16 pm
It’s like you were writing about me!
And as I type this, I’ve got some kind of cereal littered around my feet. The dog just started eating it off the floor and I’m thinking, “Awesome! Now I don’t have to sweep that up!”
But, if I’m being totally honest, I have to admit that I’m a Beta Mom that tries to be an Alpha Mom, then feels bad because I just don’t measure up. Perhaps I need to just embrace my Beta-ness!
Leslie’s last blog post..Julia J. Grimmett Will You Please Sleep Now!
August 6th, 2008 at 11:04 pm
we should make beta-mom tshirts or something…seriously.
Lexi’s last blog post..The Blahs
August 7th, 2008 at 12:27 am
*chest bump*
flutter’s last blog post..feeding the trolls
August 7th, 2008 at 1:50 am
I’ve never heard that phrase until now, but that sounds exactly like me
Bec (Bad Mummy)’s last blog post..Standing at attention
August 7th, 2008 at 4:49 am
I love it!
Gliding through motherhood’s last blog post..The things he’s been saying
August 7th, 2008 at 8:32 am
I’m so flattered that you wrote this post about me!
** awkward silence **
Oh, you mean it wasn’t about me?
August 7th, 2008 at 10:28 am
Beta Mom….. I would’nt have it any other way.
August 7th, 2008 at 10:37 am
I hear ya. I’m right there with you.
Brenda’s last blog post..18 months!
August 8th, 2008 at 8:36 am
Beta Mom all the way here too! Wouldn’t want it any other way.
shannah’s last blog post..Much Better
August 8th, 2008 at 11:02 am
The only reason my floor gets mopped is because my 6 year old has voluntarily taken it on as her “job”. So every Saturday there she is like clock work asking for her mop and bucket. I am totally a beta mom!
Shan’s last blog post..t minus fifteen hours-ish
August 8th, 2008 at 11:40 pm
Finally, REAL moms speak. I have been considering doing a post about the REAL mama confessions… not the ones like, opps, one time I forgot to have my kids brush their teeth.
This was a great post:)
Angel’s last blog post..How come I can’t come up with clever titles like the rest of you?
August 9th, 2008 at 5:54 pm
The second kid changes everything. I could have written those same words two years ago. Except for the part about the diapers and blanket sleeper, I could write it today.
You rock!
(Found you through Maggie, Dammit)
blissfully caffeinated’s last blog post..Tales From The Potty (And Olympic Cocktails)
August 10th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
We are pretty much living a parallel life, except you forgot to add letting the little one watch TV while you try and catch a quick nap on the couch.
smothermother’s last blog post..Words
August 12th, 2008 at 7:43 am