I'm that mom. You know, the crazy one who's mostly unrecognizable without the big backpack or baby bag. The latter which contains all the stuff required to sit out a Richter 7 earthquake :) My Virgo instincts found full expression once I started going out and about with a baby. Disinfecting wipes, diapers, snacks, change of clothes, plastic covers, ziploc bags, medicines, bandages - you name it and it's there in THE BAG! While I like being this prepared for spit-ups, hunger pangs, wet and soiled clothes and dirty restaurant tables, I can't wait to ditch the bag and start lugging around something more elegant and classy. I thought that my ditch-the-bag moment would come in a year or so, max. Witness my surprise and disappointment when we visited one of S's cousins over the weekend and I found the cousin's wife (mom of two kids ages 8 and 12) lugging around a similar bag, brimming with all kinds of sports equipment, 2 water bottles and snacks.
I mentioned this fact to her. She nodded sagely and said "There'll always be a bag. Only the stuff inside will change." Grrr.
That was the day that I bravely left the bag at home while we stepped out. Within an hour Y had soiled her hands and face (we needed wipes, didn't have them), Ads was dying of hunger inspite of a heavy meal just before we stepped out (we needed snacks, didn't have them) and there were mosquitoes everywhere (we needed Odomos, didn't have it). Mr. Murphy, I know you're out there, you don't have to prove it to me!
Waaaahhhh!! You JUST rained on my parade, you know that? I buy all these beautiful bags and the husband is constantly asking me, 'why so many bags when you only carry the baby bag around?' and I always tell him, 'For later'. And now you say it might never happen?? WAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!
ReplyDeleteI try doing that once in a while just to be a little relaxed and learn my lessons right there. But then I have really stopped carrying all the stuff and do so mostly when we head out of station etc. Otherwise it is just 2 water bottles and a box of snacks.
ReplyDelete:) I can happily say that I have discarded that bag :) I still carry a large bag - but a stylish one - with only essentials like a pack of antibacterial wipes. Water/snacks - if daughter gets that hungry, we will just have to go to the nearest cafe. I cannot lug around snacks and drinks any more! And now that she is in school, I get a lot of time to go around carrying my smaller bags :)
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