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Tuesday, May 01, 2007

I'm In Labor


Happy May Day to us all!


Ah my comrades I am moved to talk about the workers today and how we set out to make a living in this world.


When I was little I wanted to be a fashion designer.


Also a pediatrician.


Also a nun.


But then I wanted to be an artist, a writer, and a teacher -- and that is what I ended up being.



My husband wanted to be Bugs Bunny when he grew up.


Then a Playboy Millionaire.


I'm going to leave that one alone.



My sons have amazing plans themselves.


My younger wants to make his living as a Race Car Driver.


An Ex-Games Star.


A Gym Teacher.


My older talks about being a Paleontoligist.


And a TV Producer.


And a Game Show Host.



As my dad would say: It ain't diggin a ditch.



What did you want to be when you grew up?

18 Comments:

At 12:05 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

i always assumed i would be a mason when i grew up. then i was a little too "creative" at my father's company, so i ended up going to art school.
-daniel

 
At 3:33 PM, Blogger Mutha said...

Hang in their Daniel -- Art school is not for the tender-hearted. Anyone who thinks so has never sat through a crit.

 
At 6:52 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

A blogger.

Taa Daa.

 
At 8:09 PM, Blogger Mutha said...

Ah Al! Your Ma must be so proud!

 
At 9:43 AM, Blogger Romeo Morningwood said...

I was torn between being a Cetologist and an Ichthyologist.
I loved the Anthropomorhic 'familiarity' of the Intelligent Whales and Dolphins, our evolutionary rivals who retreated back to the Sea?

but I was equally mystified by the more primitive perfection of the Shark.

When I found out that Orcas kill Great Whites to eat their livers I thought that the matter was settled...and then I remembered how I hate being Cold, Wet, and Isolated...

so I formed a tax-free Cult and started harrassing travellers at the Airport

and eventually became a Lobbyist for the much maligned Society For Youthanizing Aging Baby Boomers..stalling death one day at a time while we maintain a vice like grip on entertainment, fashion, and useless annoying trends until the bitter end.

Who knew?

 
At 1:09 PM, Blogger Kyahgirl said...

a doctor, a a veterinarian, a nun, a chemical engineer....finally ended up a chemist. Now I'm delinquent blogging Mom!

 
At 2:37 PM, Blogger G said...

"When I grow up, I want to be an old woman" Syd Straw.

 
At 3:04 PM, Blogger FirstNations said...

as far away from my parents as was humanly possible, actually.

 
At 5:09 PM, Blogger Mutha said...

H E: I thought you looked familiar...now I realize it must have been an airport harrassment that brought us together.

K-Girl: I could feel the fellow-would-be-nun in you all the way through the internet. Yesterday while my son was watching Sound of Music I realized that I probably really wanted to be Maria -- not just any old nun/nanny/millionaire's wife

G: I thought Michelle Shocked said that...well sang it.

F N: Drugs helped me with that before I actually left.

 
At 8:10 PM, Blogger G said...

For shame, I'm all confused and I had that album - Short Sharp Shocked!

 
At 4:56 PM, Blogger The Boy from S.A.C.A.D.A. said...

I wanna be a race car driver to maybe you're son will race me. and i also wanta be a astronot and a sceintist.

 
At 6:26 PM, Blogger Nessa said...

I wanted to be a nun, too. I always wanted to be a writer and artist. I also wanted to be a helicopter pilot and a hermit (yes, that's a profession.)

On your previous post: I reserved my copy of book seven at B & N before the clerks knew you could.

 
At 7:00 PM, Blogger FirstNations said...

well crapola, out of the closet, then: i wanted to be a nun too. even went so far as to pick out the order.
dang. this is like AA.

'hello, my name is FirstNations and I'm a lapsed Catholic'

" hello, Nations"

 
At 7:52 AM, Blogger Mutha said...

G: It's okay darling. Would-be old women can forget sometimes. I am a HUGE Shocked fan and hum this line to myself often.

Boy: Go FAST! Fly high! Experiment!

G-Nib:Another NUN in the house! We are stacking up around here!I am also glad you outed yourself as another Harry freak.

FN: We all feel your trust in the blog-commenting process and we admire you for it. One day at a time.

 
At 12:35 PM, Blogger Doug The Una said...

A grouchy old man. Almost there!

 
At 12:45 PM, Blogger Mutha said...

Doug: Do you think you could trade mark the grouchy young man thing as "pulling a Doug" or "Douging out"? I think there might be money in it.

 
At 6:30 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Major League Baseball Player...had my heart set on it...oh well.

 
At 9:11 PM, Blogger Unknown said...

Well- I wanted to be YOU of course!!!

 

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