Day Planners for Moms - I want to be a 1970’s Mom

The following is a guest post from momAgenda COMM blogger Kim-Marie Evans.

I want to smoke to stay thin, look cool, and relax with no idea that I might be killing myself.

I want to slather my unexercised body with Crisco and “sunbathe” all day while reading The National Enquirer.

I want to drink vodka gimlets and play cards with my girlfriends at night instead of driving my children to their 50th soccer practice.

I don’t want to drive my kids to other states to play travel anything.

I want to tell my kids to “go outside and play” and not have any clue where they go or what they do.

I want to have no idea what homework my children should be doing.

I want to feed my kids Velveeta sandwiches and TV dinners without guilt.

I don’t want my kids to get trophies unless they actually win something.

I want to let my children watch “Gilligan’s Island” re-runs on TV after school every day without worrying that I’m ruining their chances for getting in to the Ivies.

I want to be a member of a PTA that just wants money, that doesn’t ask moms to bake cookies, run fundraisers or manage curriculums.

I don’t want to celebrate any graduation other than high school or college. Finishing Kindergarten, elementary school or 8th grade is not something to be congratulated for.

I want my children to make playdates the old fashioned way – by ringing the doorbell and asking “Does Sam want to play?”

I want the word playdate to not have been invented.

I want to be able to just take the phone off the hook if I need a break.

I want it to be more than enough to “just” be a mom.

Kim-Marie Evans is a New York area mom who writes about tips and tricks to make traveling with a large family easier on her blog The Luxury Travel Mom. Connect with Kim-Marie on Twitter and Facebook.

5 thoughts on “I want to be a 1970’s Mom”

What a great post! Take me back to the 70s, too!

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I think you’d be able to find some moms who share your parenting wishes! It’s a hard balance bc we DO need to be able to plan somewhat ahead for a playdate (or gathering of moms, if that term is more appealing to you), but you don’t want to get stuck doing something you’re not in the mood for that day… Anyone who says someone else is “just” a mom is insane! A week of being “just” a mom will teach them that Something I find helpful is not planning nebulous “playdates” but to plan to do an actual activity (take a walk around town and look at the summer art displays, for example), that way if someone wants to cancel, the other person still has plans.