I love to take my children to the park. I am a big people watcher anyway, and I really enjoy seeing all the different parenting styles that everyone has. These are some of the things I noticed today:
First you have your "hover mothers" who are following their children around, ever mindful that they don't get dirty. These moms are still packing diaper bags for their 8 & 9 year olds, complete with bleach wipes and hand sanitizer. They are often seen wiping down the swing chains and seats before they allow their children to sit on them.
Then you have your "delusional moms". They are often crowded into groups with other moms just like them, loudly crowing about how they only feed their children organically grown veggies. And not regular vegetables like corn and potato chips, mind you, they feed their kids veggies with exotic names like swiss chard, endives, and watercress. While these moms are busily telling everyone that their kid had the Preamble to the Consitution memorized by the age of 2, they don't happen to notice that little precious is grounding sand into an innocent toddler's face. These are also the same children that hang out under the slide uttering phrases that would make a soldier blush.
Where do I fit in all of this you might ask? Well if you have to know, I'm the one cringing, watching my children climbing to the top of the swingset pole, or hanging upside down from the monkey bars. I'm one of those "regular moms". The kind who enjoy watching their children enjoy being outside and breathing fresh air. The kind of mom who knows where my kids are, not trying to impress anyone with my parental skills, not overworried about germs, just there, watching my kids do what they do best...be kids.
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