Our local library has a summer reading program, that I happily(?) cart my daughter, along with my two nieces to every Wednesday afternoon. The program is great for the kids, but it lacks something major… ORGANIZATION!!!

Every afternoon the library turns from a quiet place to go grab a book or two and hang out while reading, to a ZOO… The normally well behaved children become animals, and their parents – mostly the mothers, sit there and let their children act this way… Are these women f*cked in the head or what?

Not a single one of them will get up to discipline their children, nor to help the library ladies keep them under control, instead they sit and gossip, tearing the other mothers, whom aren’t within hearing range to shreds, when it’s usually the ladies that are being gossiped about that actually get up off their asses to help out.

Does their common sense take a leave of absence every Wednesday afternoon? Or does it always happen when you get a group of these ladies together?

Me, of course, I do stand around and gossip with a few of the other mothers, whom I can actually stand, as we wait for all the children to arrive, but after that I run my ass off trying to help out. I make sure that my three never run, shout, or jump around… I help with the crafts, the snacks and today I tied more shoes than I even own… Yet nearly all of the children I helped, HAD PARENTS ON THE PREMISES…

During the activity today, I found that I could no longer keep my mouth shut, when I found myself sitting on the ground outside helping one child, while his mother stood above me bad mouthing the lady whom runs the summer reading program, to another one of the society moms. I found I just couldn’t control my mouth any longer and I ever so politely stood up and stated that at least the woman was trying to do something fun for the kids, and that I was sure that she would happily accept and ideas and help that is offered to her. Then I added that maybe if she (the lady I was talking to) spent more of her time keeping her rowdy children under control, instead of sitting around with the other bitches gossiping, that we would be able to do better activities and crafts, instead of the ‘cheesy’ projects that we’ve been doing…

I’m sure you’ve guessed by now, that I’m not one of the ‘In Crowd’ of the mothers in our school district, and I love that fact, because I absolutely can’t stand the mothers whom have to have their noses into everything, but whom wouldn’t dream of lifting a finger to help anyone besides themselves! But I did at least used to know when to control my mouth… and as of late I’m finding it more and more difficult to do… Hmm… maybe I’ve turned into the the crabby mom… Heck, even that wouldn’t be too bad – not so many play dates that I’ve got to put up with these society moms…

And now that that’s done, I’m going to take my animals children for a walk, to further drain their energy supplies, and to drop off the extra ones at my mother’s house, so that I can come home and actually find my house that is buried under the books and toys…

I just freakin’ love Wednesdays!