My favorite superhero is Elastigirl, a.k.a. Helen Parr, a.k.a. Mrs. Incredible. (She is an amazing stay-at-home mom! We need more heroes like her!) I would love to have her superpowers--how wonderful to be able to reach anything, to grab two separate kids running to two different directions, to be able to s-t-r-e-c-h up to see over hedges and houses...the list could go on and on. But as I keep telling Zee, superheros don't really exist...
I do, however, have a few "superpowers" up my sleeve...
- By just pressing my lips to a child's forehead, I can tell if they have no fever, a low-grade fever, or a oh-dear-me-time-to-break-out-the-medicine fever. In fact, my kids' doctor said he doesn't care if I ever use a thermometer--he says mom's lips are sensitive enough to know if the doctor should be called. Cool, huh?
- I have the "Mommy Gene". This is the ability to know where just about anything is located in our house at just about anytime. (It's usually because I'm the one who put it there in the first place.) This ability does NOT extend to children's shoes, unfortunately.
- I know my children's screams, as opposed to other children's screams. I also know if the scream is angry, sad, hurt, or help-I'm-bleeding-to-death-save-me.
- I also know whether a countertop is natural stone or man-made. Useful, I know.
- I have developed the skill of telling if it is snowing outside at night, just from the reflection of the light that I can see from my basement bedroom windows.
- I generally know which way is north, south, east, or west. (Although Hawaii totally messed me up.) I generally do NOT know which way is left or right, which amuses my husband to no end.
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