I think it's pretty remarkable that there are two posts with this title and they are entirely unrelated. In this case I mean "mum" in the English sense.
Recently my 6 year old (the notorious mama's boy) has been going through something where he thinks he might want a different mom and he feels compelled to tell me this on the regular. He just needs to get it off his chest. Our daily exchanges go something like this:
Him: Mommy can I talk to you in private?
Me: Sure, babe.
Him: I was just thinking that maybe I want (insert name of real or fictional person here) to be my mommy.
Me: Ok. Well. Thanks for letting me know.
Him: You're welcome.*
For the most part I try to be completely unreactive. I know that's not a word. I don't want to make a big deal about it. I say things like "it's okay to have those thoughts" or "you really don't need to tell me everything you're thinking". But what I really want to say is you're welcome for pushing all nine (mostly head) pounds of you out and then carrying you around on my body for five years. Dick.
Love,
Kristen
*he is really polite
