Kim
"If I were to consider myself saintly in any way, I would like to think of myself as the Modern Day Saint of Unconventional Motherhood. I do all the things my mother taught me I couldn't do, and all the things she said I can. There is something about motherhood that can naturally weigh a woman's spontaneous spirit down. I suppose that's just nature making sure we don't take our newborns bungie jumping. But it does more than that - it makes women wear dresses with smocks and speak only in sing-songy voices. It makes them watch Ricky Lake everyday and only order pink makeup from Avon.
Being a mother is more sacred and powerful to me than anything else, but I have fought the urge to get dumpy and stagnant and allowed that power to inspire me. I work hard to be what I was and then something more. I will not be defined as a "mom", I'm too complex and creative for that. I teach my children to be polite, though I am often vulgar. They learn to look both ways before crossing the street, and witness me blindly run through intersections. I don't talk to them about my sex life, but they will one day see me as a sexual creature, and I'm going to pull it off without making them want to throw-up.
I am a creative freak and a domestic guru. I bake cookies at noon and drink beer after bedtime. I dance like I look 16 and sing like it sounds good to everyone. I love my children like they are prophets and they are. They know so much more than I ever will and as their mother all I have to do is let them lead the way."
