Some People's Kids

I would love to know who formulated the concept that all mothers should be prim and proper, and know how to bake cookies in her sleep? Come on people this is 2010, and June Cleaver is long gone. A typical outing for my family usually gets quite a few looks. Let me explain.

I am a young mom; obviously we need to get the information out there that I had my first child at 15! My child is at present almost half my age, i.e. he will be 15 this year, and I will be 30. With that said obviously I get a lot of looks being 29 with a son that is voice deep, shower way to long and over 4 inches taller than me; grown up! That is not the only reason though; I change my hair like the weather changes, and I am covered in tattoos with a few noticeable piercings. Does this make me a bad mother? Well to some it might, I have been asked numerous times why I look the way I do, and I would be so much prettier without all that junk on my arms!

I have even been told that people like me have children that are in penitentiaries when they turn 18! Well my oh my, I had no idea I was corrupting the society of today! The woman whom told me this absolutely small minded comment was standing in line reading a tabloid with a cover that spoke of the newest “alien baby” born to a couple in the South! This was most certainly a well rounded literary genius. . . NOT!!

You see the old adage you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover was written for people like me. What sets me apart from this woman is a whole hell of a lot. Now I cannot say that this woman was a mother, but what I can tell you is; I have four kids all of which have perfect attendance at school, and all of which has made the A/B Honor Roll at school countless times. My oldest daughter just took the lead over Christmas in the school Christmas Pageant, and my youngest son met his yearly reading goal the first week of school! My kids are hardly degenerates!

Now aside from my children, let’s go over my own personal accolades! I am currently in the last year from getting my Masters degree in Clinical Psychology, and I was accepted to go to a nationally recognized school to continue with my PhD in Neuropsychology! That’s right Mrs. Alien connoisseur, you were talking to the one person whom knew how to get into your head, and figure you out quite quickly! Aside from the academic performance, I also can recite almost anything from Plato, and Socrates, and other than an occasional magazine about home decorating my bookshelf is filled with Descartes, Russell, Kierkegaard, and Jean Jacques Rousseau. I enjoy a little stimulating reading, something that makes me look at life from a completely different point of view.

I guess the point I am trying to make is, when your loved one is in need of an MRI to diagnose cognitive function after a stroke, or car accident, or god forbid a brain aneurysm, remember Mrs. Alien reader, it could quite possibly be me that you have to depend on to save the quality of you, or a loved one’s life. So instead of focusing on what society looks like in their shell, peel the shell away, and take a look inside!