Once upon a time, (ok it was only about 4 years ago, but it feels longer since I have been telling this story for ages) a neighbor of mine staged an “intervention” in which she sat me down and chastised me.
“Good Moms,” she explained, “do not work.”
She went on, wineglass in hand, to tell me about what a great mom she was, because “Even though I don’t find sock rolling very fulfilling, I know where I am needed. And I know how important it is for me to be there, really be there, for my kids. If rolling socks all day is what I have to do, then I’m rolling socks all day.” The bitterness, the venom with which she said “sock rolling” is still palpable to me. Like she had to eat furry spiders on a daily basis for her kids. Good thing she had all that wine to wash it down.
I had no response for that. First of all, I work from home. I am always THERE. I’m also almost always sober. Even when rolling socks. That’s what TV is for. So I did the sensible thing. I told her that I wished her well, but I just couldn’t be friends with a “Good Mom” like her anymore.
Crazy Kim, as I liked to call her, spent another six months perfecting her circa 7th grade woogie eye on me and my poor neglected children before disappearing off to the wilds of Texas or Arizona. I honestly can’t remember which lone state has her now. But the phrase “rolling socks” remains and reminds me of her. That is part of why I loved this video. Look Kim! Finally! There’s hope of your being recognized!
Then again I’m pretty sure this “Bad” mom could kick Kim’s ass at sock rolling too. That’s what we multi taskers do. We roll socks while posting blogs and filling orders AND watching Lost. You hear that Crazy Kim? It’s on! 12 seconds is a great time though. Hopefully I’ll be on Jessica’s team. Check out her videos on Bern This. She’s funny.
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