For My Fellow Mama Birds

This time of year is a wonderful time for mothers everywhere. The time of year when the kids FINALLY go back to school. Funny, when I was a kid, summer seemed to only last a couple of weeks, but now that I have kids, summer seems to stretch on for many, many, many months. As moms with more than one child, the beginning of school means no more fighting, no more boredom, no more kids asking, "why do we never have food in the house?" even though I just spent $200 at the grocery store.

There are some moms who view the beginning of the school year as a sad time. Their house will echo the silence of no children during the day. Who wait for their kids with a plate of cookies and cold milk, eager to hear every detail of the child's day. They'll even volunteer to be class mom. I firmly believe these moms have a hidden IV bag full of Valium tucked into the waist band of their pants, and it constantly drips to keep them sane.

But for some of moms, this is the first year their baby bird will leave the nest for the first time to go to school. I fall into that category, my last little birdy starts pre-K this year. It's only for 6 hours a day, but I feel like it's necessary to socialize her, she's very shy. I'm also a seasoned mama bird, my oldest birdy started high school this year. I've been checking my feathers for gray ones, but so far have not found any, thank goodness.

No matter if you're an experienced mama bird, or if this is your first time sending baby bird to school, we're all the same. We'd like to keep them home forever, but let's face it, the nest gets loud and crowded after awhile! So we just have to trust that everything we've taught them will carry them on out into the public well. Unless we've taught them some kind of crude trick using a straw and an armpit to make fart noises, that's probably not something we want them to do in public. But you know what I mean. You can only hope that they remember their manners, their courtesy, their respect. We've taught them well mamas, now let's shove 'em out of the nest and celebrate with some shots, first round is on me!!!