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You Better Recognize: Mama Merit Badges
“But, but, but,” you say, “But I get paid in hugs and kisses! I get validation when my little Schatzie cups my face in her grubby, sticky hands and says she ‘wubs’ me! I don’t need any external recognition of my job as a mother!”
Well, that’s you. Me, I’d like to have a nice crispy piece of paper that I could deposit into my shoe buying account every two weeks with “Bad-Ass Mama” scrawled across the memo line. In lieu of that, I’ll take the whole damn set of Mama Merit Badges.
This is one of those totally purposeless ideas that to me, manages to come off as totally genius. I can’t say if I’d actually wear them, but in my head, I’ve got a bright pink sash across my chest, full of patches trumpeting my many accomplishments as a parent. And I’ve earned every single motherfreaking last one of ‘em.
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Anonymous commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amI hate to jinx it, but we're surviving, Emmeline and I. Dana has a horrible cold — a runny nose, a headache, a Job-like infestation of frogs in her chest — and, so far, Emme and I have yet to catch it. It pays sometimes to treat your wife like the
Anonymous commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amI think most Moms deserve those badges. I bet there are a lot more that could be earned. How about a clock for those nights your child goes to a friends to watch a movie and falls asleep and doesn’t get home until 4:00 AM? Or one with a car for when your child gets home from a party at a friends in your car at 3:00 AM? I can think of these all day long.
Anonymous commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amn/m i checked the website out…cute
Anonymous commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amdoes this mean success in breastfeeding?
Anonymous commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amThat is so much worse than “My kid is an honor student” or “My kid beat up your honor student” !
fortunecookies commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amPure genius!
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