New term
Today was the first day of the new school term. So it was off to Playcentre for Isabelle and Aidan's first drop-off session. Friday will be my first duty day back after a term of maternity leave.
Meanwhile, Orla and I had coffee at The Organic Grocer with a group of women (and their children) that I know from the internet.
It's unusual meeting people in person who you usually only "meet" on-line. On one hand you are basically strangers, but on the other hand you know all these things about them and what they think.
"Oh, yes, but that wouldn't work for you because you don't have the tv on during the day".
"I recognised your daughter from your avatar!"
"So how is your brother-in-law's cat?"
And then there's the introductory conversations:
"Hi, I'm Mary".
"Hi."
"My username is xxxx."
"Oh! Right! HIIII! How are you!"
A very pleasant outing and another treat to be able to drink coffee and have a bit of adult conversation.
I left a bit early so I could do some shopping in the grocery part of the store (the cafe's upstairs) before doing the Playcentre pick up.
In the afternoon it was fairy ballet time again. Aidan, Orla and I went to the post office while Isabelle danced. Today they did fairy gardens and Jacks-in-the-box.
It is always a bit odd for me to be out and about with 1 or 2 children, rather than all three. I feel like saying "They have an older sister, you know!" or "I have two more!" to no-one in particular.
Meanwhile, Orla and I had coffee at The Organic Grocer with a group of women (and their children) that I know from the internet.
It's unusual meeting people in person who you usually only "meet" on-line. On one hand you are basically strangers, but on the other hand you know all these things about them and what they think.
"Oh, yes, but that wouldn't work for you because you don't have the tv on during the day".
"I recognised your daughter from your avatar!"
"So how is your brother-in-law's cat?"
And then there's the introductory conversations:
"Hi, I'm Mary".
"Hi."
"My username is xxxx."
"Oh! Right! HIIII! How are you!"
A very pleasant outing and another treat to be able to drink coffee and have a bit of adult conversation.
I left a bit early so I could do some shopping in the grocery part of the store (the cafe's upstairs) before doing the Playcentre pick up.
In the afternoon it was fairy ballet time again. Aidan, Orla and I went to the post office while Isabelle danced. Today they did fairy gardens and Jacks-in-the-box.
It is always a bit odd for me to be out and about with 1 or 2 children, rather than all three. I feel like saying "They have an older sister, you know!" or "I have two more!" to no-one in particular.
posted by Mary at 8:33 pm
1 Comments:
I feel closeted when I'm out with no children; leading the world on in its expectation that people are childless and I should be wearing a "I'm a big MUM!" t-shirt to raise the conciousness of the public. A public who, it turns out upon conversation, seem mostly to be crowding out the same closet.
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