Mommy not so dear!

Ok, I’ll expand on this because I need to make it a blog now. Seems like the Blog Administrator is a bit of a tyrant who was not going to have any of my short cuts! So Moved it from comments ya’ll dig?

1. What do you remember most clearly about the birth of your kid(s)?
1 - I induced the birth of The Pickle because I had exams coming up and wanted it out of the way. Don’t worry all, I did it in controlled medical conditions.

2. What weird cravings did you have, if any?
2 - I lived on Nando's extra-hot. Which I would chase with kiwis and litchis. This was utterly strange, but I loved it.

3. What other names were you debating, before you settled on the name you did?
3 - I didn't settle on the name. The Dingbat kinda forced it on me. I wanted to call me bebe Denise. I love the name Denise, so many funky nick-names can come out of it. But The Dingbat looked like she was going to cry if I didn’t name my child after her favorite aunt. Luckily the name was not too hideous.

4. What's the hardest part about being a mommy?
4 - Having to put someone else's needs before your own. And waiting for them to become the nightmare you were to your parents. This is truly scary. I was telling Sheena about my brief stint as a member of The Sweethearts back in my youth. It was a totally lame gang, skinheads and on the Ku Klux Klan! I shudder to think what The Pickle will get herself into!

5. How did becoming a mommy change you?
5 - I never gave it a chance to really change me. It's only now that I am taking baby steps. For those who don’t know, it’s the first time I am living with my child full-time since she was 1.5-years-old.

6. What advice would you give any future mommies-to-be?
6 - If you want a child. Wait a couple of years. If you still want one then, get yourself into counseling for a year. If you still want one after that, don't expect the benefits to outweigh the sacrifices. This is not necessarily a bad thing, I’m just telling you that there are no standing ovations for your triumphs but you can be guaranteed an appreciative audience for your failures.