June 8, 2003
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After being inspired by insiteful writings by both Ivyblogs and blueviolet, I have decided to make a confession.
My ideal family life, I have very sadly realized, is very heavily influencd by.......The Brady Bunch. I'm a complete loon! Except in my own fantasy, I'm more like Alice than Mrs. Brady. I mean Alice had it all together, man! She was the top dog in that household. The what, one or two episodes where she was on "vacation" the whole damn house just fell apart. She made breakfast, lunch and dinner by hand every day for eight people, effortlessly. She was patient, kind, and always knew how to solve your problems. She could simultaneously bath the dog, give a lesson in volcanos, and vaccume the livingroom. She was also capable of letting the children do many creative and always very _messy_ projects, but still had the house looking spic and span the very next day. My God! Did that woman _ever_ sleep? She was more like, Robo-Alice!
Why? Why is this my criteria for judgeing my own achievements? These are obviously hideously ridiculous goals, only to be attained by a hollywood tv staff and an army of set dressers. I know that I was always heavily influenced by what I read and watched when I was a child. But until I really made myself think about it, I didn't know how much it really played into my life currently. Even working only part time, I have a lot of guilt about leaving my child with someone who doesn't chare my own standards of achievement. And by achievement, I mean that I wake up every day (okay 98% of the days) thinking, what will we do today? What will we make? What will I teach my son? How will we spend our time? Granted, I mostly have our schedule pretty booked, but maybe this is why! I'm literally trying to keep up with the Damn Brady's! AGH!!!
Thanks Ivyblogs and blueviolet for paving the way for me to make this somewhat disturbing revelation. Revelation is the pathway to contentment.
Right?
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