Comments on: The Mommy Card http://thismommygig.org/2008/07/03/the-mommy-card/ Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:49:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Laura http://thismommygig.org/2008/07/03/the-mommy-card/#comment-783 Laura Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:20:27 +0000 http://thismommygig.org/?p=277#comment-783 My most memorable reasons to pull the mommy-card (I use this as a white-lie, mostly): 1. (on the phone) Gotta run, Lucas just *FTIB* 2. Neighbor wants me to fetch her cat, I am putting Lucas down right now 3. Can't go for drinks tonight, not even one, I need to see my son 4. Extended family gathering...Lucas doesn't stay up that late. Hmm...as I'm typing these, I realize that I use Lucas as a way to get out of stuff. Maybe I play the Mommy Card differently. I also play the mommy card when I spill something, drop a glass or neglect to see the pile of clothes on the floor (we joke in our house about me losing brain-cells post-Lucas' arrival). Come to think of it, the M.C. is pretty universal. I bet women all over the world use it. Question for the masses: Is there a Daddy Card? Lauras last blog post..<a href="http://ohnoenglish.edublogs.org/2008/07/01/remedial-academia-is-no-laughing-matter/" rel="nofollow">Remedial Academia is no Laughing Matter</a> My most memorable reasons to pull the mommy-card (I use this as a white-lie, mostly):
1. (on the phone) Gotta run, Lucas just *FTIB*
2. Neighbor wants me to fetch her cat, I am putting Lucas down right now
3. Can’t go for drinks tonight, not even one, I need to see my son
4. Extended family gathering…Lucas doesn’t stay up that late.

Hmm…as I’m typing these, I realize that I use Lucas as a way to get out of stuff. Maybe I play the Mommy Card differently.

I also play the mommy card when I spill something, drop a glass or neglect to see the pile of clothes on the floor (we joke in our house about me losing brain-cells post-Lucas’ arrival).

Come to think of it, the M.C. is pretty universal. I bet women all over the world use it. Question for the masses: Is there a Daddy Card?

Lauras last blog post..Remedial Academia is no Laughing Matter

]]> By: Sherry http://thismommygig.org/2008/07/03/the-mommy-card/#comment-781 Sherry Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:30:27 +0000 http://thismommygig.org/?p=277#comment-781 Ha! I had this same internal conversation the other day when I was late for work...again...and thought, "Gosh, I was never late for work before I had N." Then I stopped and laughed at myself. It is not his fault that I stayed up too late and snoozed the alarm for the 245th time before I finally got up. But, man, that mommy card is easy to use, even with yourself! It's interesting to be in an office with 4 other women who are all moms as well. It is a very understanding environment when there's a doctor appointment, the kid is sick, etc. But, the mommy card is not played here, we all work the same hours, have the same pressures, and love our kids just as much as our colleagues, so our kids are not allowed to be an excuse. Ha! I had this same internal conversation the other day when I was late for work…again…and thought, “Gosh, I was never late for work before I had N.” Then I stopped and laughed at myself. It is not his fault that I stayed up too late and snoozed the alarm for the 245th time before I finally got up. But, man, that mommy card is easy to use, even with yourself!

It’s interesting to be in an office with 4 other women who are all moms as well. It is a very understanding environment when there’s a doctor appointment, the kid is sick, etc. But, the mommy card is not played here, we all work the same hours, have the same pressures, and love our kids just as much as our colleagues, so our kids are not allowed to be an excuse.

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