Which brings me to the teacup. We went to Linden House's antique sale on Saturday. It's a twice-yearly consignment sale of beautiful things, mostly furniture but also some nice china. I was looking for kitchen chairs, and picked out 3 beautiful rush-seat pieces. They weren't terribly big, but still they wouldn't all fit into the trunk, so Ron packed them into the trunk and back seat and made a quick trip home while Peter and I waited. It seemed like a normal morning for me: we looked around a little more, he talked to all the ladies coming and going, and I peeked over at the china when I could. When Ron got back, one of the shopowners came out with a wrapped teacup that she held out to me. "For Mother's Day next week," she said, "We know what it's like." There is a sisterhood after all.
Monday, May 08, 2006
3 rush-seat chairs, a teacup, and Mother's Day
The latest issue of Brain, Child magazine questions the notion that there is a sisterhood of mothers. There are so many different opinions and experiences about conception, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, sleep arrangements and discipline that I often think that parenting should join religion and politics as one of the topics that North Americans prefer not to discuss. After a few discussions in which I've been bashed over the head for supporting midwifery, extended breastfeeding, co-sleeping, and other apparently unwise practices, I've become adept at changing the topic. But there is a common experience, though; pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting, however we experience them, are life changes. Whatever our experience, it's different from what our life was before. And it's hard sometimes.
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4 comments:
It is so beautiful when someone gives an unexpected and uninvited gift! Thank you for sharing it.
Wow. How nice. What a great little experience, unexpected and kind. There should be more of that in the world.
I love the teacup story. Thanks for sharing.
llew and i had a lovely saturday too....we bought books.
extended breastfeeding? yup, my boobs will never be the same, kevin says they went from fun bags to feed bags!
co-sleeping? we are discussing getting a bigger bed.
midwifery? there are no midwifes in newfounland... i do have the advantage of my mothers and two sisters (who between them have birthed 9 youngins in total), i found them to be a comfort, informative and highly amusing!
lovely post.
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