Better Together

With all the divisive chatter these days among mothers, I am left to wonder, is this what women are supposed to do to prove their own worth?  This parenting thing, it's tough enough as it is without the backbiting, who-is-better-than-who, endless fodder.  From comparing postpartum bodies to children's developmental milestones to food choices to schools, enough is enough.  We moms have just got to lose the pressure to play the one up game.  After all, aren't we in this thing together?  And doesn't one kind word from someone negate a day of tantrums, dirty diapers, and six piles of laundry waiting for us at home?

A good friend of mine, and fellow mom of multiples, recently suggested that we do a weekly swap of one of our twins.  The point is to get some one-on-one time with a child while the other sibling is having a raucous playdate with two friends.  Today, we had Holton, and I gotta tell you, that kid is just fun.  Everything is cause for excitement with this one and when he gets super pumped, he lets us all know.  "I go down the slide!" "I see the garbage truck!" "I make a cookie!  I make a cookie!"  Yup, he is a pretty cool bud for H&H and his mom and dad are doing an awesome job at this parenting thing.

So ladies, help a sister out this week.  Take a kid.  Send a card.  Give a hug.  Because we're all in this together and let's not forget it.