Those Suckers
I spent my Sunday reading personal ads for women seeking men, trying to help my relationshipless brother-in-law identify some possibilities from the hordes. And I was a bit curious about the process...being a high-school sweetheart type, I am absolutely clueless about the adult dating world.
I was looking at 28-34 year old women, seeking men, seeking the life that I have (marrried, settled, kids, etc). And all I could think was, "SUCKERS!!!!"
When writing about the weekend lives they had, they mentioned sleeping in, red wine, rainy days, walks in the park, brunch with friends. It was like reading Mommy Porn...the sunday living we dream of.
And they wrote about how their life needed the *more* that a man and family would provide.
My Sunday spent with the forementioned "man and family" was finding baby poo on my arm (when the last diaper change was too long ago to remember the details of), going to a preschool art fair to watch kids fight over the Cheetos hidden in a spread of healthy hummuscarrotmuffin options, dropping child off at umpteenth kids' birthday party, chipping cemented cheerios off of the wood floors, clearing questionable food out of the fridge and contemplating the purchase of a home sized carbon-dating machine to determine the birthdays of said food, mediating about 200 arguments. I wonder what these women would feel like if dropped into my life for a day, while I borrow their cute matchy matchy handbags for a brunch with their girlfriends. Maybe they would be like, "Yes! This is what I yearn for!" and maybe they would be like, "umm, could I have my iPod back?"
But. And there is always a but.
My Saturday was spent watching my sweet sweet four year old in a dance performance, and theirs was spent on craigslist looking for a connection. I wouldn't trade.
Good luck ladies. I'm rooting for you, and when you are a mommy come to my house and I'll give you lessons on how to make your way through the long hard lovely days you yearned for...if I have figured it out by then.
I was looking at 28-34 year old women, seeking men, seeking the life that I have (marrried, settled, kids, etc). And all I could think was, "SUCKERS!!!!"
When writing about the weekend lives they had, they mentioned sleeping in, red wine, rainy days, walks in the park, brunch with friends. It was like reading Mommy Porn...the sunday living we dream of.
And they wrote about how their life needed the *more* that a man and family would provide.
My Sunday spent with the forementioned "man and family" was finding baby poo on my arm (when the last diaper change was too long ago to remember the details of), going to a preschool art fair to watch kids fight over the Cheetos hidden in a spread of healthy hummuscarrotmuffin options, dropping child off at umpteenth kids' birthday party, chipping cemented cheerios off of the wood floors, clearing questionable food out of the fridge and contemplating the purchase of a home sized carbon-dating machine to determine the birthdays of said food, mediating about 200 arguments. I wonder what these women would feel like if dropped into my life for a day, while I borrow their cute matchy matchy handbags for a brunch with their girlfriends. Maybe they would be like, "Yes! This is what I yearn for!" and maybe they would be like, "umm, could I have my iPod back?"
But. And there is always a but.
My Saturday was spent watching my sweet sweet four year old in a dance performance, and theirs was spent on craigslist looking for a connection. I wouldn't trade.
Good luck ladies. I'm rooting for you, and when you are a mommy come to my house and I'll give you lessons on how to make your way through the long hard lovely days you yearned for...if I have figured it out by then.
posted by Ellen at 8:49 AM
3 Comments:
Maybe we could work out a deal with these women. You know, fore their benefit? Maybe we could relieve them of their yearnings and loan them our kids, just for the weekends? You know, to make them feel better? (wink)
You are doing better with your new blog than I am, I have several started but I can't seem to commit to one in particular.
Excellent idea. Could be a promising business model. Rent-A-Family.
I am single-minded about many things, including a blog. My husband can read four books at the same time....I plow through one and one only. I definitely could not handle multiple blogs....the jury is still out on me having just one....kudos to you for trying.
She is adorable!!! What a cutie!
Thanks for the sweet note on my blog! I can't wait to have a little someone to watch dance on a weekend!
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