Hi, everyone!
I’ve got a book due tomorrow, so today’s an easy blog–hey, it’s LABOR DAY weekend. I’m supposed to slack off! So enjoy “The Mom Song,” and let me know if this is the first time you’ve heard it. I’ve heard it several times, and each time, I vow I’m going to memorize it. But I keep saying that about the “Thriller” dance, too, and still haven’t done THAT.
Have fun, and if you recognize yourself in this song, then congratulations: you’re a mom. Welcome to the ranks of billions of moms who’ve told their kids to eat their vegetables and sit up straight.
Hugs,
Kieran :>)
Kieran Kramer, Merry Mama
Hi, I’m Kieran. My family loves music and anything that makes us laugh out loud. I try to teach my kids that we have to actively choose happiness–and if I accomplish nothing else as a mom but pass that one lesson along to them, then I think I’ve done my job.
My oldest guy, Dragon, was diagnosed in kindergarten with Asperger’s syndrome, and now he’s a junior in college; his sister Indie Girl, who’s younger by 16 months, is a college sophomore; and my 
youngest, Nighthawk, is in ninth grade. For our family, it’s about managing your weaknesses and wringing everything you can get out of your strengths. And along the way, finding joy.
I couldn’t play the song! You sound like a great Mum with a lot of fun in your home. How is your son with aspergers going? I have a friend with a son with the same. He comes here for sleep overs sometimes. The only house he ever gets to do that. I just treat him like one of the boys and he has always been wonderful if a little obsessive about a few things.
Jiltaroo, I’m so sorry you couldn’t play the song! I wish I knew why. I’m so hopeless with computer glitches. But if you go to Youtube and type in The Mom Song, it should come up. Or you can Google it–there’s a version out there with the words attached so you can follow along and sing, LOL!!!
I have to tell you that it’s moms like you who are the truly special ones for me. So many moms did NOT give my child with Aspergers a chance. But there were a couple that did, and they will always have my heart. They made sure he was invited to their kids’ birthday parties, that he got to sleep over, too. He’s now 20 and doing extremely well, overall. He’ll always have his challenges, but don’t we all?
Thanks for asking!
And thank you from the bottom of my heart for showing compassion to a child with “differences.” For a child with Aspergers or any other difference to grow up emotionally unscarred (or at least not more emotionally scarred than the rest of us), he or she needs proactive adults in his or her life–not just his mom and dad, but his teachers, his neighbors, and whoever comes into contact with him at church and in sports, etc.
Compassionate adults lead the way for children who are confused by those differences they see in people like my son. They can change the perspectives of those children from negative to positive.
Being around children with special needs can be a challenge for other kids–but it’s an incredible opportunity!! They can learn compassion, understanding, and creativity as they navigate the relationship.
We all talk about wanting to change the world: I recommend we start in our own communities. Keep being that loving neighbor you are, Jiltaroo. It’s the small kindnesses that make this world a better place.
XOXO
Love this! My editor showed it to me on the party bus to our publisher dinner a month or so ago.
Hi, Kieran! Thanks for sharing the song. Love it!!! Just wanted to give you a great big cyber rush of energy as you push toward your deadline. Reaching the top of that mountain is one of the best feelings there is! I’ve got my copy of Lady Marcia and can’t wait to dive in!!! Go, go go!!!!
I have heard this before and it never fails to make me smile. My kids are grown so I can now sit back and watch them handle the hassles I used to handle. Ah – payback is hell and so Mom-Satisfying!
Love it!
xoxo
The Clarences