Chapter Blogs
Communities
About Us
We're in Olympic fever in this house right now and in awe of the courage, strength and determination our Canadian athletes demonstrate. They are truly amazing... both for their tremendous skill but also for their profound dedication to both sport and a lifestyle I personally could never live.
Many call the athletes daring, brave and a bit crazy as they whip down mountains and tracks in what looks so dangerously adventurous I have to sometimes cover my eyes. They possess something intrinsically that I could never own.
Especially now, as my super pregnant waddle has been perfected.
Therefore, I find it hilarious when some people use the same adjectives to describe our super athletes as my husband and I as we move into the arena of 3 children. Perfect strangers regularly comment that we are daring, brave, & crazy for having a third baby.
Really!? Is this a fluke that everyone keeps saying this? Is it brave to have a 3rd child? We're adventurous? Daring? It's not a 13th child, it's just one extra 3rd babe, and we're not out there doing flips in mid-air.
I realise there may be some small similarities and it's all to do with perspective. I could never imagine racing headfirst down a luge track and expect to not throw up the whole way. I guess some people put having the 3rd baby into that same category. It's unreasonable to them. They view an extra child like how I view the scary moguls. Why put yourself in a leg snapping situation if you don't have to?
A great momstown member Julie Cole, mom of 6 kids, hosted a talk for momstown Burlington this week about being the 'Mom of Many'. It was interesting to listen to so many moms share about their yearning for a large family and how they planned to make family life work with a bigger crew. These women weren't aiming for super-size status either, apparently a big family is defined as more than two kids. No one in the room thought I was nuts for having a third child.
But outside that group I still hear it often - how we're brave to go for a third. What does that mean? Is that a compliment or just a commentary that says more about the person who thinks you're brave?
In 2 weeks, (just after the Olympics are over), we will tip the scale of 'normal family size' as our baby arrives. I'm excited to be at the top of a new mountain and as tricky as the course looks ahead, I'm motivated by the challenge and I know my partner will be with me to help navigate and cheer me on. Even if I snap that leg.
As my hubby proudly announces, with 3 kids we can now own the podium! It may not be for everyone, but it's a perfect 10 score for us.
Many call the athletes daring, brave and a bit crazy as they whip down mountains and tracks in what looks so dangerously adventurous I have to sometimes cover my eyes. They possess something intrinsically that I could never own.
Especially now, as my super pregnant waddle has been perfected.
Therefore, I find it hilarious when some people use the same adjectives to describe our super athletes as my husband and I as we move into the arena of 3 children. Perfect strangers regularly comment that we are daring, brave, & crazy for having a third baby.
Really!? Is this a fluke that everyone keeps saying this? Is it brave to have a 3rd child? We're adventurous? Daring? It's not a 13th child, it's just one extra 3rd babe, and we're not out there doing flips in mid-air.
I realise there may be some small similarities and it's all to do with perspective. I could never imagine racing headfirst down a luge track and expect to not throw up the whole way. I guess some people put having the 3rd baby into that same category. It's unreasonable to them. They view an extra child like how I view the scary moguls. Why put yourself in a leg snapping situation if you don't have to?
A great momstown member Julie Cole, mom of 6 kids, hosted a talk for momstown Burlington this week about being the 'Mom of Many'. It was interesting to listen to so many moms share about their yearning for a large family and how they planned to make family life work with a bigger crew. These women weren't aiming for super-size status either, apparently a big family is defined as more than two kids. No one in the room thought I was nuts for having a third child.
But outside that group I still hear it often - how we're brave to go for a third. What does that mean? Is that a compliment or just a commentary that says more about the person who thinks you're brave?
In 2 weeks, (just after the Olympics are over), we will tip the scale of 'normal family size' as our baby arrives. I'm excited to be at the top of a new mountain and as tricky as the course looks ahead, I'm motivated by the challenge and I know my partner will be with me to help navigate and cheer me on. Even if I snap that leg.
As my hubby proudly announces, with 3 kids we can now own the podium! It may not be for everyone, but it's a perfect 10 score for us.
Sun, 05/19/2013 - 18:59 Podium? What is that? I really wonder on that. Really haven't seen it before or maybe I forgot it.