Mom = Superhero
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I know my mom is a superhero because:
1. She looks awesome in a billowy purple cape. Not all mom's can pull this look off.
2. She cares intensely about kids--educating them, loving them, and reaching even the ones that other people think are weird. She has an old bathtub filled with pillows in her room for the kids to read in. She always knows the coolest kid books and can find a book that will jumpstart ANY kid reading.
3. She's taken the vow of heroism. (She can also try really hard not to laugh and end up with a serious face like the one seen below...)
4. She'll read your thoughts--AND she has eyes in the back of her head. It is like mom-ESP. She can sense what you are feeling and respond in the blink of an eye.
5. She is practicing 'jumping' around the country at the speed of light in order to spend time with all three of her kids who are getting more and more geographically spread out. (Actually, now that I think about it... this may just involve my dad's bankcard and a bookmark at Northwest Airlines.com... But, this is still a superhero power.)
6. She is prepping for the position of transracially adoptive grandparent. GMA CC WILL CONQUER THE WORLD. (along with Gramma Diane, of course.)
7. She raised me. 'Nuff said. Not every mom can slyly pull a bar of soap out of her pocket in order to put an end to the talking back that came out of this mouth. Not every mom will just tell you to 'be careful' and not totally freak out when you make bad decisions. Not every mom will teach you the skills you need to make other people feel comfortable, to adapt to new situations wherever you land, and show you what it looks like to have faith that things will turn out just fine even when you have been 'pregnant' for 15 months now...
(We visited the Brooklyn Superhero Supply Store which is a front for 826NYC. Check it out.)
1. She looks awesome in a billowy purple cape. Not all mom's can pull this look off.
2. She cares intensely about kids--educating them, loving them, and reaching even the ones that other people think are weird. She has an old bathtub filled with pillows in her room for the kids to read in. She always knows the coolest kid books and can find a book that will jumpstart ANY kid reading.
3. She's taken the vow of heroism. (She can also try really hard not to laugh and end up with a serious face like the one seen below...)
4. She'll read your thoughts--AND she has eyes in the back of her head. It is like mom-ESP. She can sense what you are feeling and respond in the blink of an eye.
5. She is practicing 'jumping' around the country at the speed of light in order to spend time with all three of her kids who are getting more and more geographically spread out. (Actually, now that I think about it... this may just involve my dad's bankcard and a bookmark at Northwest Airlines.com... But, this is still a superhero power.)
6. She is prepping for the position of transracially adoptive grandparent. GMA CC WILL CONQUER THE WORLD. (along with Gramma Diane, of course.)
7. She raised me. 'Nuff said. Not every mom can slyly pull a bar of soap out of her pocket in order to put an end to the talking back that came out of this mouth. Not every mom will just tell you to 'be careful' and not totally freak out when you make bad decisions. Not every mom will teach you the skills you need to make other people feel comfortable, to adapt to new situations wherever you land, and show you what it looks like to have faith that things will turn out just fine even when you have been 'pregnant' for 15 months now...
(We visited the Brooklyn Superhero Supply Store which is a front for 826NYC. Check it out.)
3 comments:
Yes, Brooklyn Superhero Supply!
What a cool place to take your mom. How much did she love it?
She is a good "mom for those away from their mommas" too :)
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