Mis Carey Baby's blog: "Real Mothers....."

4 years of age: My mommy can do anything! 8 years of age: My mom knows alot! A whole lot! 12 years of age: My mother doesn't really know quite everything. 14 years of age: Naturally, mother doesn't know that, either. 16 years of age; Mother? She's hopelessly old-fashioned. 18 years of age: That old woman? She's way out of date! 25 years old: Well, she might know a little bit about it. 35 years of age: Before we decide, lets get mom's opinion. 45 years of age: Wonder what mom would have thought about it. 65 years of age: Wish I could talk it over with mom.

Real mothers don't eat quiche; they don't have time to make it. Real mothers know that their kitchen utensils are probably in the sandbox. Real mothers often have sticky floors, filthy ovens, and happy kids. Real mothers know that dried playdough doesn't come out of shag carpets. Real mothers don't want to know what the vaccum just sucked up. Real mothers sometimes ask "Why me?" and get their answer when a little voice says "Because I love you best." Real mothers know that a chid's growth is not measured by height or years or grade. It is marked by the progression of mama to mommy to mom.