I was always disheartened but it was probably for the best, as adults do need their conversation time and children do need more than “earmuffs” to block out the inappropriate details of mom’s friend’s latest escapades from match.com

I survived, I am okay, and my children will be too.  But let’s talk about your children now.

I was recently dining with some friends and one of their offspring, when it became quite an issue that we could not converse as adults.  The child would simply not entertain themselves and SHUT UP!  It got incredibly awkward at times too, and I just need to say that while I appreciate your child’s outstanding vocabulary and impeccable use of words I am barely learning the definition of, I do not appreciate discussing topics of their choice due to the lack of their interest in what those of us over ten years old care about.  I also don’t find it cute or clever that they pipe in their opinion without being asked, and that they interrupt, and that they don’t have the wherewithal to see that mommy and her friends are having an adult conversation.  If you won’t say anything then I am going to have to because being a walking thesaurus is one thing, however having manners is another, and you can’t buy manners, yet they will always take you further.

Children are lovely creatures and their inquisitive nature should be nourished, but they should learn that there is a time and a place and an appropriate way to transition into a conversation, when to just listen and when to just go look at the duck.

SO with that said…can you send your kid to go look at the duck sometimes?  They ARE cute…but politeness is cuter.

xxoo, Marcy your Non-Mommy BFF

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Your non-mommy friends miss you…and your undivided attention…Facebook statuses that aren’t about your kids…dirty jokes… YOU GET IT.  This is the column that will keep you COOL with your friends who aren’t sucked into mommyhood yet.  I’m going to keep it real, short, and sweet…with a little sass on the side.  I’ll talk honestly about children in restaurants, bringing back girl’s night out, and keeping the kiddie talk OUT of our conversations.  It’s not that I hate children, or don’t support your offspring and their development, but we miss the old you!  The you that we used to take shots with in the parking lot of 7-eleven (not that we still do that), the one we could call at any time of day or night (and would pick up) and the one who planned the BEST bachelorette parties on the block.  Now that you’ve traded in the sexy straws for Mickey and Minnie, we’re okay, but every now and then, we want your old sense of humor to seep through to those Facebook updates, we want to see YOUR face as your Twitter avatar, not your babies and we want to have lunch with YOU and JUST YOU and be able to say that and not offend anyone.  There is so much I want to tell you, about your monthly newsletter, your baby books in the bathroom that replaced Cosmopolitan, and on and on and on… but I will start slow…because I love you and I want us to be friends when I eventually have a kid.  But for now, I want to remind you that I love you more than I love your baby, I want to know how YOU are more than I care to know about potty training or your MOPS group.  So let’s chat, let’s get down, let’s make it work.

xxoo, Marcy your Non-Mommy BFF

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