real moms
Real moms give up the last bite of food when the kids ask for it. Even if it’s, sigh, Lindt chocolate.
Real moms can talk about all varieties of bodily discharges without squirming. Sometimes even while eating. Years of washing dirty bottoms while having breakfast can desensitize you.
Real moms are stage moms. Some are just better at hiding it. Or some may be in denial. But essentially, all of them are. It may be a simple school program, but expect the mom to have carefully planned the kid’s costume weeks before. When a child goes onstage and you see a woman who goes right in front of the stage with a video camera and/or a digital camera, that’s the mom. Or the one with the most vigorous claps. Or the one who cannot clap because she is wiping away tears, ay! 100 %! Si mother yan.
Real moms know, without looking, that their kids’ “Ah!” means frustration, an “Aah!” means delight, an “Aaah!!” means there’s a boo-boo, and an “Aaaahhh!!!” means it’s an emergency, at which point they run faster than a speeding bullet to rescue.
Real moms can do multi-tasking, and in ways you never thought possible. Like, they can breastfeed while blogging and talking on the phone. Or they can breastfeed while helping kuya with the homework and texting. Or they can breastfeed while feeding kuya and making lists. Or they can breastfeed while… you get the drift huh?
Real moms are beautiful. Just look at your mom. If she has joined our Creator then look at a picture of her. She’s more beautiful than all the beauty queens around the world diba? Ipan Jr says his mom is the most beautiful woman he has ever seen. Again, anak, repeat after me, mommy .. is .. very pretty!
*In response to Ghee’s tag.
wendy:
Real moms are full of “blah blahs” everytime you ask/want something from. But after longgggg “blah blahs,” they will going to give you what you want… my gulay!
Happy Friday Mommy Cess!
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27 April 2007, 7:02 pmwendy:
Aba… ‘di ba ako nananaginip o namamalik-mata at ako ang una rito?
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27 April 2007, 7:02 pmwendy:
correction lang po… kulang ‘yung sentence eh…
Real moms are full of “blah blahs†everytime you ask/want something from THEM.
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27 April 2007, 7:04 pmjho:
real moms are definitely without conditions.
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27 April 2007, 9:17 pmRach:
What a great post Cess. I can truly relate to each one.
Funny yung very first thing you mentioned kasi my mom sent us a large Lindt chocolate. I was about to eat the last piece kanina when I saw my son’s face kaya ayun binigay ko nalang sa kanya.
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28 April 2007, 1:50 ammousey:
masarap ka chika ang mommy. di nauubusan ng kwento at experiences to share about at mas lalo nang di nauubusan ng advices.
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28 April 2007, 5:34 ameli:
pinakita ko kay Lois itong post mo, and she couldn’t agree more…
di din daw mauubusan ng kwento mga moms about her child(ren)…
true true true
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28 April 2007, 8:47 amJO:
very true indeed!!! and yet our kids never truly appreciate our sacrifices until they become a mother/father themselves!
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28 April 2007, 9:58 amMommyBa:
So true!!!
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28 April 2007, 10:12 amcat:
Real Moms(in 4th paragraph), napangiti ako dito pero totoo talaga ano, grabe ang sense of hearing ng mga Moms!
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28 April 2007, 10:23 amEra:
im proud to be a real mom soon!
the biggest challenge for me i think is second paragraph. i have 6 nephews and they sort of always around when they’re growing up and i cant stand the sight when they poo.
i am actually looking for a perfect opportunity to tell hubs that he will be incharged in that department in the early part of our baby’s growing years. hehehe. *crossing my fingers he’ll agree*
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28 April 2007, 10:25 amann:
Two days ago lang may hawak na cup cake si tin2 (iisa na lang pala), sabi ni Josh sa kin gusto raw nya. Ako namang si nanay sabi ko, “tin2 pwede sa akin na lang yan?” Bigay agad at sabi nya, “You know ma, it’s the first time na nanghingi kayo sa kin ng food na hawak ko na.” It’s true kasi nga pag nanay ka, isusubo mo na lang ibibigay mo pa sa anak mo. Medyo na guilty yata ako dahil pagtalikod ni tin2 ay inabot ko kay Josh yung cup cake.
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28 April 2007, 11:20 ammalaya:
Real moms are beautiful. Sarap ulit-ulitin lalo na pag galing sa anak at asawa ang compliment. hehehe
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28 April 2007, 12:38 pmsasha:
Dapat yata may tag din na “Real Ate” hehehe… I can relate sa 1 and 2. Sa bunso kasi ganyan ako hehehe
Pero what you’ve said are all true, Cess. Ganyan mom ko. Saka dapat din merong “Real moms always eat their kids’ leftovers”. Ganyan ang role ni mommy dati hehehe
Have a great weekend, Cess!
May lakad ang family?
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28 April 2007, 12:42 pmghee:
hi Cess!thanx for doing it
you`re right,isang tingin pa lang,alam na natin kung ano ang nararamdaman ng kids natin.
at yes,mapagparaya pa ano?
nice one!!
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28 April 2007, 5:31 pmRaquel:
Hi Cess, kumusta..I miss you.
I agree, “Real moms can do multi-tasking”. Katuwa naman, breastfeeding while blogging. Palatawa ka rin pala.
Hehehe, last paragraph, my beauty is fading.
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28 April 2007, 5:32 pmsexy mom:
true! true! even if they are Lindt chocolates (but sometimes, i hide a few, naughty me!)
as to stage moms–i am guilty, ok lang with the small uns, but for the big uns. during the iblog3 summit in UP, eldest son J Angelo was to give a presentation. of course, the doting mom that i was, i placed myself in a strategic place to take pictures. i thought J Angelo would be embarrassed. i was secretly delighted when he even pointed out at me to tell everyone “hey, that’s my mom, sexy mom in the blogosphere…” and occasions like this melt moms’ hearts.
cheers to moms!!!
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28 April 2007, 7:45 pmBetty T. Lopez:
Real moms will give their lives for their children.
Advanced Happy MOms Day!
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29 April 2007, 9:16 pmTiKey:
Naku ang hirap pala no? grabe! kaya ko kaya lahat ng un? hehe!
Lapit na nga Mothers day! cheers to all of u… u deserved all the love in the world!
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29 April 2007, 9:22 pmsassy mom:
True ka diyan, lady cess! That is uncoditional love.
Advance happy Mother’s Day!
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30 April 2007, 9:05 ammaiylah:
agree talaga ako dyan, about giving up the last bite, if asked.
hahaha, i almost always bring my camera with me, specially if there’s a school program, but i don’t go in front. i use the zoom! LOL.
*stage mom in denial..?!*
hahaha … enjoy the week, Miss Cess!
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30 April 2007, 4:08 pmEnoc:
nice post hehe.. happy mom’s day.
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30 April 2007, 4:16 pmiskoo:
lapit na pala talaga ng mother’s day. ano kaya maganda ibigay kay nanay?
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30 April 2007, 6:41 pmdeedee:
that’s true…
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30 April 2007, 7:31 pmannamanila:
Aah am i a real mom? Guess i’d fall short if all you say are the criteria.
oooh but my kids think i am a cool mom although sometimes they spell that as w-e-i-r-d. Did I say kids? oooh they’re all matanda na. lol but how come i still think they need to be monitored?
Btw, at last, sunday that appliance was installed.
Another btw, i like this post even if it benchmarks me out of being a superduper mom because it’s so well written. Type!
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30 April 2007, 7:58 pmtina:
very well said, cess…
“Real moms can talk about all varieties of bodily discharges without squirming. Sometimes even while eating. Years of washing dirty bottoms while having breakfast can desensitize you.”
di yan kaya gawin ng mga dadi haha…
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1 May 2007, 8:52 amnona:
I agree raising my two hands! hehehe
Sobrang relate ako sa post mo cess.
Happy mother’s day…advance.
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1 May 2007, 3:06 pmidealpinkrose:
well said…. two thumbs up!
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2 May 2007, 6:25 amMich:
haaay, mahirap na masarap talga maging Nanay! nice post, Cess.
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2 May 2007, 2:45 pmZherwin:
wow, a nice pre-mother’s day post. salute to all moms.
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2 May 2007, 3:56 pmgracita:
hi cess! i loved your post…early mother’s day post ata
natawa ako sa last line about mommy being very pretty. turong-turo mo ata baby mo e!
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2 May 2007, 11:59 pmwatson:
Sabi nga nila, full time job ang pagiging Nanay.
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3 May 2007, 4:32 pmju:
advance happy mother’s day mommy cess!
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3 May 2007, 6:04 pmauee:
What a truly delightful post. You have a very nice way with words, smooth na smooth ang flow.
Hay guilty as charged. Lalo na about the stage mother preparing in advance! I will have a clear picture in my head what my son’s costume should look like. And to think he’s only 3! hehe
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4 May 2007, 12:00 amyatot:
aahh… lindt chocolates… yum yum… i just cant give away lindt like that… or maybe not… i dont know… you simply cant resist lindt, isn’t it? i know you know the feeling… but then again, you are a mother… aaahh… confusions over chocolates and motherhood! Ãœ
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4 May 2007, 9:27 ambetty:
Advanced Happy Moms Day!
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5 May 2007, 8:00 pmTappy:
Happy mother’s day, my dear friend :). Thank you for sharing all these. Makes me look forward to being a mom.
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6 May 2007, 9:17 pmMitchteryosa:
I, therefore conclude that…. I belong to real moms.
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21 May 2007, 8:54 pmChristianne:
I love this entry, and can relate to everything except for the last one (because my little one’s not talking yet, hehe).
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27 May 2007, 9:26 pm