It’s a cold Sunday evening in January and I should be doing laundry, cleaning out that blasted pantry, getting ready for the hectic week that lays ahead. Instead I flitter through Facebook. Waste time on Twitter. Troll on Instagram. Even check out a little TLC. I’m just doing what I do best …procrastinate. Truth? Procrastinating is one of my Super Powers.
So this got me thinking, do I have other Super Powers that have been flying under the radar that I haven’t been celebrating?
Well of course there are! We all have them, here they are:
Monster Hunter: Things that go bump in the night got nothing on us Mamas. We can banish all evil from under beds and closets with the flick of a light switch. Bad guys be gone.
Multi-Tasking Phenom: Moms are able to arrange carpools, clean the house, handle conference calls, do laundry while entertaining the dog and whip up a dinner while drilling spelling words. We do all of this all day, every day and don’t even break a sweat.
X-Ray Vision: Moms may not have the ability to see through walls, but they most certainly do have eyes in the back of our heads. Mama’s don’t miss a thing!
Athletic Genius: Sure your normal person needs to be able to walk, jump, maybe even run from time to time. But a Mama? She has to carry car-seats and diaper bags. Chase down screaming Toddlers and Pre-Schoolers, and as they get older keep up with those teens….all in stylish heels or boots! Boo Yah!
Bionic Hearing: Someone crying? We know if it’s out child from 50 paces. Lying? Whispering? Doesn’t matter where they are in the house. A Mama can hear it all!
Vault Keeper: Holder of all the secrets (and no, not just because we are so tired we quickly forget all the things)
Actress Extrodinare: We can say we are “FINE.” Even when we’re ready to blow our stacks, are able to put others first, to hold it all in until we hit the shower and cry it all away. You know, like a normal person.
The Force: Only a Mama can tell a child to Sit DOWN, NOT move and BE QUIET with the power of a stare. A Mama who can glare her child right into behaving? That’s a Mama with a pracitsed super power.
Super Sniffer: We can smell all the things. From the dirty diaper from 10 steps away, to the bad trash anywhere in the house. All manner of rotten food, horrendous smells or even escaping gas does not stand a chance agains the super sniffer.
We Carry Magic Bags: From Diaper Bags to Purses, no matter what kind of bag a Mama carries you know it holds some kind of magic. That bag carries everything a family could ever need to survive a day. Beyond the almighty credit card are; soothers, toys, and a seemingly endless supply of snacks. It’s like Mr. Dressups tickle trunk, if you dig in there long enough you will find what you need.
Super Strength: The biggest super power of all. Obviously, to survive any kind of childbirth and live to tell the tale is brag worthy. Child birth ain’t no joke. But we support and love our children though all things. It’s innate, reactive, bigger than ourselves. That power of love is the biggest super power of them all.
I may not be “the” SuperWoman, but when necessary I can unleash my Super Powers for good….or eevvviill.
What are your super powers?
haha,i loved this when my kids were small they thought i had eyes in the back of my head because i never missed a thing.
You have a real comedic talent when you write some of these posts. It’s a pleasure to read your blog. My super power is the ability to keep going even when I really want to give up, but I suck it up and press forward to the next day.
My superpower: I’m a FAB multitasker! I’m great at juggling multiple tasks at one time. Sometimes, I surprise myself. 🙂 Before I had my boys and worked full time, I was good at this. Now that I’m a SAHM, I can honestly say I’m BETTER at this now! 🙂
This made me laugh out loud!
And the fib radar, they never understood how I always knew. Lol