Comments on: My Bad Mother

By: Bad Grandma

Bad Grandma — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 16:48:00 +0000

My darling daughter never ceases to amaze and awe me. I have always considered motherhood to be a privilege and both of my daughters a precious gift. Even though I now have a very demanding (and rewarding) career, my professional accomplishments pale in comparison to the satisfaction/joy/gratitude of raising two incredible children. But, I must make one small correction to darling daughter’s narrative – I did not tell her that if she touched her belly button her bum would fall off, I told her I could unscrew her belly button and then her bum would fall off (a small, but important, distinction).

By: SUEB0B

SUEB0B — Sat, 15 Apr 2006 01:50:00 +0000

That was a fabulous post.

No matter what moms do, their kids are going to think they’re nuts at least for a while, usually between about ages 13 and 25. Then, if the kids are smart, they suddenly think “OMG!!! All the stuff my darling parents did for me! They’re merely human and yet they did ALL that! For me!” and fall back in sheer amazement.

By: Carrcakes

Carrcakes — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 01:06:00 +0000

The guilt is crippling. It’s about the only thing the Catholic church does well. I’d like to think an admirable side effect is a value system worth at least one token into the pearly gates.

I love the bad women family portrait.

By: kittenpie

kittenpie — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 00:49:00 +0000

I’m back… to say – TAG! You’re it!

By: Her Bad Mother

Her Bad Mother — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 13:18:00 +0000

She was and is an awesome mom. And she knows it.

Kristen – I’m going to pick up a copy of the Warner today and will definitely share my thoughts…

Mrs. Chicky – Gettin’ on that tag, stat.

littlepinkcar – MILs? Gah. Perhaps someone else would like to take that one and I’ll come and *comment*…

By: sunshine scribe

sunshine scribe — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 03:55:00 +0000

I love that you can clearly see your mom’s guilty/ humiliating/distracting parenting techniques and somehow after reading your post I am left thinking she is the coolest.

At the same time, I so remember those exact approaches deployed by my mother. Especially the guilt. She was so good at it that I’d confess to things I’d done before she’d get warmed up.

But it worked ’cause she reared a “Good Girl” (but the kind of good girl that knows when to be bad — even if I do feel guilty).

By: chelle

chelle — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 03:08:00 +0000

Wow! Your mom does sound great! A great sense of humour when dealing with children makes all the difference!!

By: littlepinkcar

littlepinkcar — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 02:56:00 +0000

this lit on ‘mother’ is grea, but you really need to go deeper: ‘mother in law’…does ANYONE like their m.i.l.? do partners want their little stinkers raised as they were raised (thus using the m.i.l.’s parenting techniques..!). what’s the partner saying about how the kid is raised/turns out? hmmm….i need more! more i say!

By: Mega Mom

Mega Mom — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 00:57:00 +0000

This was a fantastic post.

Dare I say? Your Mom sounds awesome.

Mostly, I love that you can love her with all of her wackiness. So many times, daughters blame their Moms for so much and take everything so seriously. I think they miss out when they do that. Kudos to you on not being one of those daughters

By: Mrs. Chicky

Mrs. Chicky — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 00:43:00 +0000

Sorry to interupt again, but you’ve been tagged. My apologies.