[Editor's Note: We all think we will never be "that mom," the mom we see and scorn before we have the merest inkling what it's like to take your child out into a public shopping arena. But Kristin has a slightly different take on being "that mom". Read on for a post from her blog, Taming Insanity.—Stacy]
All the time, I hear people conclude stories with "and then I became That Mom." You can hear the capital letters in their voices. Clearly, this is the mom that no mother wants to be. She is That Mom.
Every single time, I think, Wait, which mom? Because That Mom seems to encompass every type of parenting cliche imaginable. Sometimes, it's hard for me to predict which one they mean.
That Mom who lets her kids eat things in the store before they've been paid for?
That Mom who screams viciously at her children in a parking lot?
That Mom who re-gifted the super-annoying toy their child got for their birthday?
That Mom who weeps openly in the checkout line at Target?
WHICH MOM?!?!?!??!!
Which mom do you think? Which mom have YOU been? Read on for more, to find out which That Mom happens next…