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baby-parent.jpgLinda just wrote over at Parent Dish about the weird feelings you have as a parent when you are out in public without your kids and you somehow feel like you should have a sign around your neck saying “I HAVE A VERY CUTE BABY TOO, HE’S JUST AT HOME RIGHT NOW”.

I was out at the grocery shopping for food and Target and Home Depot, both for a return on a recent Saturday afternoon. Aside from winning the STUPID ASS award for going to these stores in the middle of the Saturday insanity-rush I felt so weird being out without my baby. He’s become, like, an appendage. Probably because I usually wear him in the Baby Bjorn carrier.

I noticed that I’ve started using him as a crutch, socially speaking. Carrying around my last 15 pounds of baby-weight isn’t as embarrassing and shameful when the baby is with me. The CUTE and ADORABLE baby. And my unwashed hair? And un-styled hair? And horrible choice of plaid shorts and stained t-shirt? I swear it goes unnoticed when the baby is with you. It’s like you are forgiven for being a total social and style CLOD.

So when I was out recently, without the baby, I felt like all eyes were on me for being so unkempt and so frantic and so … naked. I wanted to tell everyone who made eye contact with me that I have a baby but he’s just not with me right now. That’s why I look this way and why I am rushing to get home before my boob leaks and squirts you in the eyeball.


Posted in Babies on May 5th, 2008

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