Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Invisible mom

Moms do lots of things that nobody notices, but need to be done, and somehow "magically" get done.  (No-it's not elves in the night-it's really just the mom.)  My mom did; her mom did; and now I do.  Some of the "invisible mom" tasks at my house include: washing sheets, washing towels, washing windows, cleaning baseboards, cleaning out the fridge (both the inside and outside), cleaning out the freezer (both inside and outside), knowing and keeping track of who needs to be where when and getting them there either herself or through sometimes very complicated-multiple-phone-call/text arrangements, dusting cobwebs from corners, sorting through and re-arranging seasonal/outgrown clothing, sweeping and mopping the entry-ways, cleaning light fixtures, taking, ordering, labeling, and organizing pictures to document family life (nope the scrapbooks didn't just magically appear one day), and washing curtains and cleaning out window wells.  These are only a few of many "invisible mom" tasks.  Additionally there are many tasks that get done ONLY BECAUSE of mom's DIRECT instruction.   I remember telling someone that I could definitely sleep well at night knowing that if the "dishwasher police" ever did a raid on my house I could answer without hesitation that the dishwasher in the Barlow home is ONLY loaded or unloaded under MY personal supervision. Aren't moms awesome (even if they are invisible)?!  What "invisible mom" tasks do you or your mom do?

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