A Mum’s Life

So I thought I’d write this post now before I have kids, as I’ll probably either a)forget my current thoughts and or b) laugh hysterically at what I’m about to write!

So I have this idea of what it’s going to be like to be a mum. Or maybe I should re-phrase that. I have this idea of what I would like it to be like to be a mum!

Let’s just say in my head at the moment it’s like being in one of those cartoons, where you’ve got the little angel on one shoulder and little devil on the other.

The angel is saying to me, oh it’s going to be so wonderful, you’ll dress the bub in cute little clothes and go for long strolls to the cafe where we’ll sit and enjoy a hot choccy and bub will be so well behaved.

We’ll go to the shopping centre, then come home snuggle on the lounge have lots of laughs, we’ll both have nap time and all will be hunky dory.

And it would appear I’m not the only one with these thoughts! At breakfast on Sunday, a friend of ours pipes up and says that he would love to be a stay-at-home-dad and meet my husband down the local cafe for coffees, and then no doubt go and hang out on the their yachts with bubs! Yes all hunky dory isn’t it! Gotta love the angel take on a Mum’s life!

THEN! Then the DEVIL pipes up – ‘are you freaking kidding me’.

Nuff said!

For a look at what a Mum does all day, check out Jodie’s blog: www.mummy-mayhem.blogspot.com, and especially this post: What do you do all day!

Fun Friday: LOL times a million!

If this doesn’t make you laugh, then nothing will!

Happy Friday!

I scream, you scream, just give the kid some icecream!

So last week my other half, his Dad and I went to the pub for dinner. It was a Thursday, and the pub wasn’t very busy. There was only us and probably another 3 or 4 tables. Lovely I thought, we’ll have a nice quiet dinner and then head home for an early night.

There was a couple a few tables over with a baby in a high chair. I first noticed the baby because I thought he was cute! BUT, then unfortunately we noticed the baby because he was making such a bloody racket! The parents at first mostly ignored him and then just kept putting toys and food on his high chair. My other half was making some very noticeable disapproving noises and then the father decided to take the baby outside for a bit. Good decision.

They then came back in, kid was still crying and the mother thought it was ok to stay at the table. Thankfully the father didn’t agree and finally they left.

Now, if you talk about this topic with my delightful other half he will tell you he HATES screaming/noisy children in a cafe or restaurant or actually any public place. It’s not that he dislikes children he just doesn’t like being disturbed by them especially when they’re not his children or part of our family! He is always the guy that shoots the parents a filthy look to make his disgust known!

I, on the other hand prefer to suffer in silence. It’s probably hard enough for the parents and lord knows children can be very unpredictable. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t agree with parents staying put and letting their children carry on like porkchops, but it would have to get pretty bad for me to make known how annoyed I was!

So what do you think? Should people be tolerant of misbehaving, noisy children in a public place, like a restaurant, or do we all have the right to enjoy our meal out and make known our displeasure at someone else’s little darling kicking up a fuss?!