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I am a superhero and I have super powers.
I can jump over and ignore piles of laundry in a single bound. WHOOSH!! I can heal real and imaginary wounds with just a kiss and a hug. ZAP!! I can whip up a meal plan and grocery list in mere seconds. POW!! I can read the same book 100 times in a row without getting dry throat. BOOM!!
Flash back 11 years ago, before kids. I was just a mortal. A pupa of a human being waiting to undergo my metamorphosis. How can anyone know what their life will become after children? It’s a door that cannot be opened before it appears.
Eleven years has passed so quickly, as if I’ve been in a time warp. I have given birth to three children, breastfed for more than 9 years, and cleaned up more spilled _______ than humanly possible. I can live for days, weeks, months and years without proper sleep and still operate a toaster oven or drive a car while maintaining my lane. It even amazes my superhero self.
I am dumbfounded and bewildered that the love for my children is boundless even in the face of unthinkable sassiness, rambunctiousness and mischievous behavior. I attribute my ability to get past these and other daily doings to my super powers. How can it be explained otherwise?
I have accepted my super powers as a gift — privilege — and choose to live in obscurity, blending in to society under the disguise of stay-at-home mom. At times, someone will slip kryptonite into my smoothie. That’s when self-doubt creeps in and my super powers fade. I have learned to breathe again, pick myself up and put my uni-tard back on.
Just the other day, I was laying in bed watching my littlest sleep, breathing in his sweet and tangy boy smell (with my super smelling powers of course), a delightful smell that only I can appreciate. As he woke , he smiled and said, “I love you Mommy.†Seriously, that was the first thing that came out of his little lips! It’s moments like these that my purpose is clear.
Yes, I am a superhero!
About the writer: Kyndale aka Supermom is a stay-at-home mom of three super kids. She enjoys knitting, sewing, gardening, and crafts. She writes about her adventures as a Supermom on her blog, Earthy Crunchy. She lives in Sparks, Nevada.
This is a great post! Thanks for taking the time to write and share these thoughts. With three kids and another on the way, that's a superpower, too.
Super heroine, Kyndale. This post is delightful and it makes me want to look for my cape.
Nana
When I was nursing I always felt like answering the How Are You question with "I've sustained life today, and you?"
What a fantastic way to put it all.
great post Kyndale!
Supermoms unite! This is so terrific! Thanks!
awesome post, kyndale. humorously written and so completely understood. (i nodded through the whole post.)
nicola
http://whichname.blogspot.com
thank you all, I have a large smile on my face 🙂
xo Kyndale
i totally agree with nicola.
i was giggling and nodding along as i was reading.
beautifully done.
~erin
That was great Kyndale! You are a super mom and I loved how you wrote this.