Signs, work and motherhood: What signs could we post around our lives as moms?

Signs, work and motherhood: What signs could we post around our lives as moms?
                        
As I was driving down the road the other day, I noticed a sign on the side that read Men at Work. Just ahead, there was a group of men, and yes, they were working on the road. Because I am who I am (weird), it got me to thinking about signs, work and motherhood. On my 30 minute drive to work I began to ponder the signs we could post around our lives as moms. SNOOZE BUTTON MORNING. Place this outside your bedroom door when you want a little extra sleep, or want your family to simply leave you alone because, well, you are in one of those moods. BAD HAIR DAY. You could wear this like a button or a lapel pin, and then people would know your hair actually looks better than it does that day. DON’T ASK. Place this sign strategically near where you are sitting when you have had one of those days and simply do not want to talk about it. HANDLE WITH CARE. You could place this sign next to you when you are on the verge of tears because someone treated you with cruelty or insensitivity during your day and your heart feels like it might just take up permanent residency in your throat. FFY. This is a sign I post on a weekly basis in our kitchen when I have no time or energy to make or think about making supper. FFY stands for Fend For Yourself. On those nights, my family makes their own meal, which can be anything from leftovers to Lucky Charms. DO NOT DISTURB. This is a sign you need when you fall asleep on the couch after supper and just want 20 minutes of solitude and silence. I DON’T KNOW. This is a sign I want to post when my children come to me with a million questions like, “Where are my socks,” and “Where did you put my uniform?” Somehow, I became responsible for every stitch of clothing in our home even though I only wear one-sixth of them. NO WHINING ALLOWED. This is a sign I want in every room of my house. Though much of the whining has disappeared as our children have grown up, we still have a shivers-up-your-spine-high-pitch-whine every once in a while, and it makes me crazy. R-E-S-P-E-C-T. I think this sign should be a musical sign, like those musical birthday cards you can buy. This sign is needed when my teenagers are asking for something and the answer is “no.” The moment their disrespectful tone begins, the sign would blurt out the Aretha Franklin song and I could point to the sign and walk away. Ahhhh…. Life is hard work, motherhood even harder. I think we may need to invest in some signs to post throughout our days. So many signs, so little time. Other signs I could use are COFFEE BREWING, IN NEED OF PATIENCE and DATE NIGHT, for obvious reasons. There are a million more I am sure you can come up with. Then again, all of these motherhood signs might just clutter up our lives, and give us one more thing to dust on cleaning day. So how about one sign that says it all: Faith at Work, which I think trumps all the rest.


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