So there I was, with my friend in a TJ maxx, shoe and toy shopping. We each have a 14 mon old in tow and befriend another Mom (of 3, two older and one in stroller) shopping for special occasion footwear. We crack a few jokes about the kids and our normal "mom" comfy shoes vs the 5 inch heels.
We see her in another section of the store not much later, with one kid missing, the kid in stroller screaming, and the other tugging on her arm. She did not flinch....she was as cool as the other side of the pillow. She was even able to calmly ask one child to find the other. She did not panic, cry or sweat at her current situation. I on the other hand have ONE small child who can fuss and screech like the rest of them. I am the one in the store sweating, embarrassed and going through the arsenal in my purse of snacks and toys and paci's to make her stop. (She usually starts throwing everything anyway).
Why cant I be like that Mom? Is it due to the fact that she had been through it many times before? Has she lost the will to care? On the way home, it was past my daugters nap time and instead of calmy falling asleep in her car seat she cried and screamed the whole way home. I wanted to crash the car into a tree!
So I figure either she's packin xanax or she is a functioning alcoholic. (theres an idea). Or Maybe I just have to get used to the fact that I have no control over my kid screaming, kicking, crying, throwing, losing a shoe, vomiting in store, grabbing a rack of something etc. I need to "go with the flow" as they say.
or maybe my kid is just louder than anyone elses....
