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Five Minutes with a Down to Earth Mom: "There is no way you can take yourself too seriously when you have kids."

by Jacqueline

May 04, 2009


On Teleflora.com, our Mother's Day shopping guide identifies various types of moms - for example, Super Mom, Classic Mom, Down to Earth Mom etc. On the blog, I'm highlighting a series of real moms who exemplify each one of the categories. 

Down to Earth Mom Amie says she started her personal blog MammaLoves... http://www.mammaloves.blogspot.com/ in 2006 as a place to dump the random thoughts floating through her head.

She was delighted to discover a fascinating community in other bloggers and the benefit of a much lighter, humorous perspective on life once all experiences became potential blog fodder.



Five Minutes with a Down to Earth Mom

Q What was one of your biggest surprises about motherhood?
A The capacity of my heart. I had no idea you could love another human being that much. I jokingly say I felt like the Grinch at the end of the story when I became a mother. My heart seemed to grow larger with the arrival of each of my children.

QWhat’s a lesson your child(ren) taught you?
A Humility. It started with being poked and prodded in every way during my prenatal care, through delivery (how many people are going to see me bare all?), the diaper mishaps, oh and then when they start talking… There is no way you can take yourself too seriously when you have kids. I’m incredibly grateful for that.

Q How did you get into gardening and what are you most proud of in your current garden?
A When we bought our house almost six years ago, I couldn’t remember the difference between a perennial and an annual. Forget knowing what plants would do better in the sun rather than the shade. These days I have an annual vegetable garden, tons of spring bulbs and the most beautiful peonies. Probably the thing I’m most proud of though is the fact that most of my perennials keep coming back. I’m convinced every year that I’ve killed them all.

Q What is your favorite piece of parenting advice and how did you acquire it?
A I just wrote a blog post about this very topic. The best advice I ever received in terms of parenting was from my mom. Always the modest one, she said she only felt qualified to give me this one piece of advice: keep your sense of humor. I can’t tell you how many times that has come in handy raising three boys.

Q What inspires you?
A Light. I have been getting into photography lately and now I seem to notice light so much more. It can change the colors of your garden and it can completely change your mood.

Q What would you do with a spare half-hour?
A Oh I have so many interests. It would be hard to choose. On a beautiful sunny day, nothing can beat 30 minutes in the hammock with a little Jimmy Buffet playing. Add a pina colada and it would almost feel like a vacation.
 


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Betty Curran
Betty Curran | Reply
May 6, 2009

I have to agree completely especially about keeping a sense of humor. After my boys climbed on the roof and tore off shingles to use as Frisbees I would have killed them if it hadn't been so funny.

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