today, I'm a mommy blogger...

I didn't go to college

~gasp~

~~

even while I was in high school

all I ever wanted to do was be a mom

~

so when my counselor mentioned dental assisting

I heard

"only a year of schooling"

and

I was hooked

~~

I went

I conquered

I specialized in orthodontics

I worked

and

then I became a mom

~at 23 and again at 27~

who stayed home

~

granted

throughout the years

I worked a little bit

a day or two

here and there

as

a pediatric receptionist for my daughter's doctor

~having an on call doctor who is your boss is a huge perk~

a freelance interior designer

~did you know black is a neutral~

a dental receptionist

~because the office was right down the road and of course I was trained~

a cashier at old navy

~for the discount of course~

and

then fell in love

with children in foster care

for three whole years

while

volunteering as a casa

which

left my heart forever unbalanced

since I left little bits of it behind

with all of the children I worked with

~

but

my real title all these years

has been

a

a stay at home mom

a

SAHM

~~

on another blog

this topic was brought up as she felt herself cringing when someone asked

"do you work"

and

she reluctantly replied

"no"

~~

there isn't one mom I know that doesn't work

~~

chances are

she worked hard to get pregnant in the first place

and

I know she worked hard for 9 months carrying what felt like a moving bowling ball

and

then even harder

delivering that bowling ball

or

bowling balls

and

when those kids

learned to walk

into everything head first

~

vomited on every clean blanket in the house in the middle of the night

~

ran at lightening speed toward traffic glowing like a neon sign saying "see me"

~

screamed loud enough to crack small windows

~

used a toilet {almost}

~

hid under a clothing rack in a department store

which caused your heart to stop more than once

~

went through puberty

testing how tightly your hair actually is attached to your head

~

drove

~

rode in cars with kids who looked suspiciously like members from kiss

~

dated

and

god only knows what else

SHE WAS WORKING

~~

full on

24 hours a day

~~

so to moms everywhere

if anyone asks

"do you work"

hope instead

they ask

"so, umm, and what do you do"

so

you can reply

"anything I want to"

because

really

you can do anything you want to

~~

if that surprise afternoon vomit

from your

"but she looked totally healthy"

child

doesn't get cleaned up until

after you've watched

the one episode of ellen you've been waiting for all week

who's going to know

or

if you want to walk right by

your toddler

~that has become one with the grocery store floor~

acting as if you don't know him

because

you said "no" to a box of hot tamales

and

now everyone within a mile radius has heard about it

and

those close by

are wide eyed while watching the gymnastic like temper tantrum

you can

and

if you hide the car keys from your 16 year old

and

pull off a full fledged

"I have no idea where you left them, I guess you'll have to stay home with us tonight"

straight faced

you get extra points

~~

so

moms everywhere

go now

and

do whatever you want to do

because

really

you can

::

and

for moms who work outside the house

especially full time

I bow to you

*