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Wednesday, March 07, 2007

Getting out when you work at home

When you're a WAHM (work-at-home mom), it can be very easy to let your day become a laptop-baby-laptop-baby tango with little to no human interaction in between. Now that my daughter is becoming a toddler and exploring her environment, it would probably be considered abuse if she was either napping or in her playpen all day.

In a grand effort to socialize my little one (and myself), I joined a mom's playgroup and Maya has her first Gymboree class today. I know I'm so behind the ball on Gymboree. I'm pretty sure they have classes for fetuses and Maya is just now going at 9+ months. She's a very hyper kid, so I'm sure she'll have a blast.

A friend of mine told me that Gymobree can get a little competitive in terms of the parental units.

"Oh, my Stephen has been doing (inset developmental milestone here) for three weeks, she just started?"

"She only has two teeth? My Isabella had six by that age."

I'm fully expecting a loving, nurturing, soical environment, but just in case I encounter any competitive banter, I've got comebacks planned.

Weird Comment: "Did you notice your daughter drags a leg when she crawls? I'm sure she'll grow out of it..."

My Comeback: "Oh, she does that on purpose. She's doing a report on the effects of unequal exercise on fast twitch muscle fibers and using herself as model."

Weird Comment: "Your daughter doesn't seem to be getting any of that snack into her mouth, has she always been that uncoordinated?"

My Comment: "(said in a serious, monotone voice) As a matter of fact yes, earthling. What our species lacks in eye-hand coordination, we make up for in our ability to destroy entire planets of lower level beings."

I feel prepared now. The diaper bag is packed with diapers, wipes, Gerber Puffs, and her pink sippy and mommy's got her lines prepared. Just in case.

Don't forget to take a break today! Having a wildly successful business is no substitute for a social life.

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