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Quien invento el femenismo? May 29, 2008

Filed under: Uncategorized — megamama @ 2:33 am

Estoy segura que tiene que haber sido un hombre. No hay pa’ donde agarrar! Eso de la igualdad, de que yo trabajo igual que tu, que tengo la misma habilidad de pull my own weight que tu, y además crio a los muchachos, limpio la casa, soy amiga y de vez en cuando amante, debe ser un invento machista.

Desde hace seis meses soy Mamá, trabajo full time, y de alguna manera (y con la ayuda de mi marido, honor a quien honor merece) llevo un hogar. PERO! Y vuelvo a decir, yo no tendria ningun problema en quedarme en mi casa cuidando a mis hijos, siendo una mantenida! Total que criar muchachos es el trabajo mas demandante, extenuante y con el horario mas extremo que he tenido jamas en la vida. Y no termina! no tienes las noches, ni los fines de semana libre…te chupan el mas minimo de energia, requieren que estes presente todo el tiempo…y te pagan en especias. Cierto, una sonrisa del chamo vale mas que cualquier cheque, pero me pregunto…sera que en algun momento el jefe me dara un raise? Digamos que me deje dormir toda la noche.

Cuando mi hijo lea esto me dira, “y tu porque no estas dormida desde las 9:45 PM que me dormi yo, pero estas escribiendo tanta mierda?”

A lo que yo responderia “Porque tengo que expresarme! Porque ademas de tu Mamá sigo siendo Helena. Porque mi mundo ahora gira alrededor de tus teteros, tus siestas, tus pañales, tus comidas…y lo mas importante…de tus sonrisas, de tus caricias — con esas uñas largas con las que mas arañas que otra cosa — pero ademas de tus llantos, de tus gritos, de tus juegos, de que si te sentaste o que hiciste como que vas a gatear tengo otras cosas que hacer, porque hace no se cuanto tiempo algún man se invento la igualdad entre generos jajajajajajajajaja Y eso me ha dado la opción ( not really an option) de trabajar, de ser profesional y bueno de una perorata de cosas que pa’ que te cuento! Porque aunque no lo quiera aceptar y me la pase renegando contra el trabajo, soy una workaholic total como tu abuela. Esas cosas se aprenden, así que ten cuidado. Aprendeme lo bueno. Porque digo que tu Papá es hiperquinetico, que no para, que se la pasa inventado…y resulta que yo soy igual! Que el otro dia mientras uds. dormian al tener que escoger entre dormir y barrer, coletear (trapear/mapear), limpiar afuera, lavar el lugar de los perros…elegi sin duda alguna la segunda opción.  Han sido seis meses de gran aprendisaje de ti, de mi, de tu Papá; de un casancio como nunca habia conocido…pero de un amor y de una entrega total inimaginable a esta mujer cinica, de humor negro que habia creado que se sabe adicta tanto al trabajo como al chocolate y es incapaz de admitirlo. De esta mujer que reniega contra el/la que invento el feminismo, las que quemaron los sostenes (que todavia usamos y con underwire) pero a la vez habla pestes contra el machismo y se quiere ver y sentir capaz, independiente y Superwoman.  Me has enseñado a ver la dualidad personal escondida en el mas remoto de los rincones. Cada una de tus miradas con esa sabiduria milenaria me desnuda el alma y me hace crecer…”

A lo cual lo mas probable me responderas “Yo solo pregunte: y entonces porque no te fuiste a dormir?”

 

And then he went back to sleep…on his own… May 29, 2008

Filed under: Uncategorized — megamama @ 2:11 am

I had no idea what to do. It was the usual 3 AM wake up call, I pushed my self out of bed, stumbled over Mafaldo (my bulldog) who then followed me to the baby’s room. There he was, crying. As soon as he saw me, he stopped his crying and started to babble and smile. I love when he does this, as tired as I am, I love to see my baby smile. I did all the things picked him up, I kissed him, I held him, and put him back in his crib. He stared at me, those bright brown eyes piercing through me, asking “What are you doing Mama?”, I could only smile back. I handed him “Issue Bear”, one his Teddy Bears which weird enough, has bunny ears! Go figure.

“Ok. Papaito, now Mama is going to her room, so she can sleep…”

I turned around, left the room, I could still feel the eyes following me. I went into my bedroom, and then stood by the door. Waiting for him to cry, to call me, to tell me to go rescue him. And I waited…and waited some more. Mafaldo, was staring at me, kinda of asking “Can we go back to sleep now”

Oh! My…could this be it? I had been talking about teaching him how to fall asleep by himself, and now, just like that he had done it? I hadn’t even started teaching him.  I was in bed waiting for him to cry! But nothing. Even though I was exhausted, I got out of bed, stumbled on Mafaldo and walked to his room. I looked inside and there he was, sound sleep.  I was happy, excited, sad, tired, sleepy, amazed all at the same time. I went back to bed, and told Abraham “se durmio solito”.  Despues de tanto tratar de que se durmiera, de preocuparme puff! asi como asi el decidio dormirse solito. And then it hit me. He is my son. He will do the things he wants to do when he wants to do them, how he wants to do them. He is my son, he is an independent soul, he will have me around, let me think that I am teaching when he already knows…and then he will blow me away by doing exactly what he wants, precisely when he wants; and I couldn’t love him more for it.

 

El tetero de las tres B’s May 28, 2008

Filed under: HeleNation's Suggestions for Busy Moms — megamama @ 2:15 am
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No se para uds. otras madres alla afuera, pero para mi, desde que tuve al bebe, ir a Publix o Target es la aventura del siglo. Creo que hasta me invento cosas que necesito para visitar ese lugar “Where Shopping is a Pleasure”. Las veces que he llevado al bebe le digo que vamos al “parque de los grandes”. Creo que mi esposo tiene el mismo sentimento, porque cuando hay que ir a comprar algo casi que nos peleamos por esos minutos entre tomates, cebollas, leche y huevos.

Claro que, todas mis visitas terminan o empiezan en el aisle de bebes. Y fue asi como un día lo vi, esperandome…con buen diseño, amigo del medio ambiente, lleno de color, y lo mejor de todo a buen precio. Este tertero es un exito : bueno, bonito y barato! No dude en comprarlo, es de la marca MAM de la cual le habia comprado ya los chupones (pacifiers) al bebe. El tetero es BPA free, y por su diseño ayuda a que no chupen aire. Hasta ese momento en la casa habiamos comenzado con los teteros de Dr. Brown’s, que la verdad han salido muy buenos. Luego mi amiga Adela me conto del “plastico malo (BPA)” y busque los Born Free…uno mas caro que el otro. Pero al ver los MAM Ultivent Bottle, no pude evitar y comprar uno. En este momento el bebe tiene uno verde y uno azul…tengo que decir que son los teteros favoritos de mi marido, y que los otros de diseño y plastico transparente clásico palidecen a su lado.

Asi que desde ese momento a todas las amigas que han salido embarazadas les he contado de estos super teteritos! Que ofrecen las siguientes ventajas:

- Menos aire, menos gas, menos colico (mi Bebe NO sufrio de colico, so kudos de all three marcas Dr. Brown’s, Born Free y MAM)

- Excelente diseño…ademas de que son lindas son utiles

- En Publix los consiguen por $5.00 dolares en tamaño de 4 oz y 9 oz. (Que mas se puede pedir? Haces la compra — del pimenton que se te olvido y le compras algo mas al bebe)

MAM tiene un website donde estaban ofreciendo un tetero gratis. Yo he ido pero nunca he podido pedirlo, tal vlez ya saben que lo compre y que los seguiria comprando. De todas formas aqui va el link:

http://www.mambabyusa.com/specialoffer.html

 

No Gas Pumping on the 29th!! May 25, 2008

Filed under: Uncategorized — megamama @ 1:49 pm
Did someone out there read my plead? My friend Iris, sent me an email with the following info:
IMPORTANT:

WORLDWIDE PROTEST AGAINT HIGH GAS PRICES: MAY 29


DON’T PUMP GAS…
DONT FILL YOUR TANK… NOT EVEN A DROP
NO GASOLINE, NOR DIESEL

PASS IT ON
——-
Caramba¡¡
Al fin, una luz entre tanta oscuridad¡¡
Seremos capaces de hacerlo???
Pienso que sí
IMPORTANTE!

PROTESTA MUNDIAL CONTRA LOS ALTOS PRECIOS DE LA GASOLINA

29 DE MAYO

NO LE PONGA GASOLINA A SU AUTO…
NO LO LLENE… NISIQUIERA UNA GOTA!
NO LE PONGA GASOLINA NI DIESEL A SU VEHICULO!

POR FAVOR PASE ESTE MENSAJE


 

Tel – e – com – mute May 23, 2008

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Today’s blog is brought to you by the word Tel-e-com-mute, the love of Mommyhood and the combination of both. All jokes aside, I honestly think that telecommuting, telework, homebased, working at home or however you wish to call it is a great idea.

The concept behind telecommuting is that you have come to an agreement with your employer, who trusts you and by no means can be a micro-manager, so that you can have the flexibility to work from home. This way you avoid the 45 to an hour minute commute to work (estacionados en la 95), you save on gas (@ $4.02 the gallon today), you help the environment and you can work from the comfort of your own home, at your own pace while watching Ellen in your PJ’s…or perhaps playing with your baby between emails.

Finding a job that allows you to telecommute can prove to be difficult. I have searched the major engines, and the first things that pop up are all scams. They ask for money, promise too good to be true results, and don’t explain exactly was the task at hand is. On the other hand I have found some sites that post positions that are real…there are no fees to pay, schemes to buy into, businesses to do. Mostly of the jobs that are offered for telecommuting are related to IT/web…so if you are a designer, coder, web producer your chances of getting a job and staying at home are bigger than the rest of the world. There are also services that offer “virtual assistants” or “virtual concierge services”, and Good Morning America had a few pieces on this.

My search still continues, everyday that passes by I learn a bit more about the concept. I have contemplated the idea of getting a Project Management Certificate, or finding a way of moving into Web Production. All this to get my workaholic butt out of an office and into a home office…at least my baby would see more of me! Even if its just the back of my head, as I type away into this wonderful computer. I am clear I would still have to have someone to take care of him as I work, but at least I would get a bit more time with him…Right now I’m lucky if I spend 4 hours with him.

So, all you Moms out there who are looking for the same, here are some interesting links:

http://www.telcoa.org/index.htm

http://virtualvocations.com/

Happy Telecommuting Finding!!!

 

Sending out an S.O.S — What’s up with gas prices May 20, 2008

Filed under: Uncategorized — megamama @ 2:59 am

So, I’ve had the tab of this blog open for about three days now…and I hadn’t posted anything. I had no idea how to start, I want to write about my experiences being a Mom for the first time and of my transition into full blown telecommuting position. I am a MOM, I am a TV Producer, I am a writer, and I want to keep it all. I want to spend time with my son. I want to keep on working and grow as a professional, I honestly believe that this is important to my son…it will be at some point! Specially when he realizes he wants/needs/enjoys a somewhat “sane” mother

And then today I saw gas prices go up yet again…now in Miami we are at $3.89 per gallon for the cheapest one…and I decided that I need to find that “dream” job that will allow me to be at home, be home with my baby, and save me some money. You see, I have no idea how and in which world politicians live; I think I am a average person with supposedly a higher than average salary, struggling to make ends meet.  Right now I am spending an average of $300 a month in gas alone, add to that $400 bucks that Chase decided to add to my escrow balance, and $800 that I will have to start paying for daycare and that’s more than half my salary.

Is anyone out there in tune with reality? How come I’m not hearing anyone else outraged by this?  I can’t be the only one….

So, I’m sending out an S.O.S —> Universe: bring gas prices down. Get me my telecommuting job. Let me spend time at home with my son. And, if its not much to ask…throw in a little world peace.