Has the thought ever occurred to any mothers "what if mothers just stopped doing all those things we do that make us a mother" If going on strike is the answer what in fact is the question. Have we made our children so spoiled that they simply take "Mom" for granted? What is the true nature of the beast?
As a mother, these thought usually pop up when that feeling the children are walking over mom and abusing the privileges of being the children seem to occur. There is a wonder what would happen if mothers just quit being Mom. How to imagine who they would go to and what would happen when the under ware ran out? Would they know what to do then? Would "Dad" simply step in? The biggest fear would truthfully be what if they did not even notice. What if life simply went on without "Mom"? Would mothers be missed by children at all or have we done our jobs well enough that the children only need us to pay the bills and by the groceries?
The question often pops up among friends, who are mothers, how the children and sometimes the fathers of the children walk over and take mothers for granted. How the clothes fold themselves and magically appear in the dresser drawers. How the Groceries appear in the pantry. How there is always a present for birthdays and holidays. Have Mothers become so incidental that our jobs are unnoticed. The job pays little and the older the children get the less pay there is or benefits, except for a self-fulfilling sense of pride at a job well done when they bring home the A plus or achieve honors.
So how do we bring the children back from their world of privilege and lack of responsibility? Do we simply go on strike? Is it even a possibility? There is a chance to change them but it will take more work on the part of the mothers to undo what is done. Children must have responsibilities and chores. They must know why they have them too. To help them learn how to take care of themselves when they are older and on their own. Is this not in the job description of being MOM? Tell the children you are only doing your job.
So kick those feet up and let the children take the chores for a day and read a book or take a bubble bath. Let the children explore the adult world of Mother.
