Today at the podiatrist – my foot got tweaked at Madonna in Chicago back in June and it wasn’t healing – I was chatting with the nurse – she had a photo of her son up and I asked how old he is and she said he just started kindergarten and had just received a note from the teacher because he rolled his eyes at her. I laughed. She said her son is too smart and he gets bored easy. She took away his television privileges and was thinking of taking away karate but she said he needs it because it helps him focus. I said it sounded like a fair plan and he doesn’t need television anyway. She said her mother tells her she spoils him.
I said PLEASE – listen to me – for all the women in the world PLEASE do not spoil your son because you will ruin that man for every woman in the world.
Mothers who spoil their sons handicap them in this modern life. It seems like most of my lovers have been men whose mothers did everything for them. Then they want and find a wife who does everything for them. Well you know what? – modern women don’t do everything for their man – and let’s just say I was a late bloomer (that has been proven more than a few times) – BUT by the time this woman’s son grows up, there is not going to be one single archaic woman around to wash his clothes, cook for him, coordinate social and familial schedules, clean the house.
This future man WILL BE ALONE.
So Mothers – you are doing your son a disservice in spoiling them by doing everything for them.
Anyway, the nurse said she didn’t want me to go when I was leaving – she said she enjoyed talking to me so much – I could spend my life as a professional talker. Wait, that is what I do kind of – Steve said my job is all about gossip and talking on the phone – what’s not to love? – okay it’s WAY more than that – but talking is what I do.
And just in case any of you women out there reading this are thinking haughtily that you are not like me because you split the chores with your significant other – PISH POSH – don’t make me laugh – mothering men is not just about who cooks or cleans more in the relationship, it’s about taking care of them as if they are children – perhaps the worst offenders are those women who keep their man on a short leash, telling them they will “be in trouble” if they act out – GOOD LORD – trying to keep that control/maternal vestige intact – CUT THAT UMBILICAL CORD I say.
Yes indeed – mothers you have ruined our boys for life and now it is taking a lot to undo the damage.
S – who never cooked anything in his life – is over there in his apartment cooking Halibut and Leeks – know why? – a) he wants good food, b) he wants to impress Ms. Right, and c) I AM NOT THERE COOKING IT FOR HIM. One part of me thinks he could have at least tried once in our marriage to make Halibut and Leeks – well, for someone who doesn’t cook, he did make me carrot cakes for my birthday from scratch a couple of years in a row.
At the same time, I do love to cook – so to indulge my own self, I am serving up baked ziti with Italian sausage at Sip this Friday night to go along with their Italian wine tasting.
When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie – what can I say – that’s amore…….