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Put Me in the Zoo© 2005 Christine Louise HohlbaumUnder the great top you have clowns, jugglers and trapeze artists. Occasionally, a whip cracks on the backs of unwielding animals, and a barker announces where the audience should pay attention next. We had that and more in our humble home. Let’s look at a typical dinner scene. Jackson tosses his salad, not with the lovely new salad utensils his aunt gave us for Christmas, but with his very own hands. He giggles all the way, kicking back his head in peels of laughter and delight. Sophia hops off and on her chair, then dangles her feet incessantly like a daring tightrope walker might. She grins as she takes a tiny bite from her chicken, claiming she is not hungry – again. Andreas juggles water glasses in his hands, a ketchup bottle under his arm, and a jar of pickles under his chin. I bark commands. “Sit still.” “Sit up.” “Sit DOWN!” The only thing missing from our lives is the typical turn-organ music which accompanies such antics. It is times like these that I say, “Take me to the zoo!” At least the animals there are caged! ------------------------------------------------------- Christine Louise Hohlbaum, American author of Diary of a Mother: Parenting Stories and Other Stuff, has been published in hundreds of publications. When she isn’t writing, leading toddler playgroups or wiping up messes, she prefers to frolic in the Bavarian countryside near Munich where she lives with her husband and two children. Visit her Web site: http://www.DiaryofaMother.com. Or go to amazon directly to purchase your copy of Diary of a Mother today! Sign up to Mommy's Helper - Mom's Market Ezine for marketing tips, business resources, and much more. Receive Your F R E E Subscription Now! |