If you could describe me in one word, what would it be? For those of you who like me, it might be bubbly, outgoing, or confident. For those of you who don't, it might be bossy, annoying, a tad overbearing. For those of you who love me (yes, siblings, I am talking to you...and Liana) it might be obnoxious, air-headed, loud, or amazonian.
But I can almost guarantee that none of you would choose the word "maternal." I am so not the nurturing type. That's Becky, and more recently, Sheryl. (That transformation came as a bit of a surprise...just kidding, Sheryl.) That's not me.
So maybe it's all the time I've spent with Delaney and Tyler lately, or maybe it was the several months of looking after 16 ninth graders, or perhaps it's the whole marriage thing, but my behavior has been shockingly maternal lately.
I've been cleaning the house...regularly. I've been cooking. I made a grocery list. spent the last hour looking at the 2010 list of top 100 baby names. And get this...today, I PICKED OUT THE SCHOOL I WANT MY KIDS TO GO TO.
Well, I picked out the schools. The good news is, they are all top prep schools where almost every kid goes to an Ivy League college, and they are all in Manhattan. The bad news is, the yearly tuition for all of them is higher than my college education is costing me. So I guess I have to be rich before I have kids.
But seriously, I'm starting to freak myself out. The other day, I changed Delay's poopy diaper..AND I DIDN'T GAG. That's a first for sure, even after all of Anna and Bethany's diapers.
Don't worry...kids are still a long way off...like, 8 years off. At least. I'm sure that this is just an odd, hormonal phase I'm going through, and next week, or next month, or tomorrow, I'll be over it.
I sincerely hope so.
Love to you all,
Lissa
I think you would be a great mother. You may not think you have the "maternal instinct" as obviously as other women do, but that does not mean you don't have the godly and strong character and compassion that it takes to be a mother. Your kids will be adorable and I expect to be on your Christmas card mailing list, hehe :)
ReplyDeletenooooo! don't say eight years! the world needs your and nathan's children in it sooner than that. you'd be an excellent mom (and a hot one as well).
ReplyDeleteof course you would want to send them to ridiculously expensive schools in NYC, why did I even bother to roll my eyes when reading that? :) if you're sending them to prep school, do everything in your power to keep them from turning into those brats on gossip girl.
and thank you for the shout-out amongst your siblings, much appreciated. I would have said amazonian. love you!
Amazonian was my top pick too, though I'm not sure that addresses the big lips adequately...
ReplyDeleteAnd no need to say you're just kidding about my sudden transformation. It surprized the pants off of me.