Wednesday Hodgepodge - Mother's Day

A hodgepodge is a jumble or assortment of things that might not appear to belong together. Joyce at From This Side of the Pond hosts a weekly link-up called Wednesday Hodgepodge that is a little collection of questions for bloggers to answer just for fun and to get to know each other. I always look forward to chatting with friends over coffee, so pour a cup of your favorite and let's visit for a few minutes!

Here are this week's questions - and my answers - for this week's Wednesday Hodgepodge.

1.  What's something you may do this month?

 

 I'm finding this surprisingly hard to answer! I have quite a list of things I must do this month, but am having trouble thinking of something that I'd like to do or should do but can't be sure will get done. Hmmm. Here we go - I may order new glasses before the month is over. I feel like it's a long shot that I'll do it in May, more likely it will wait until June, but you never know.

 

2. Hola! Hodgepodge Day lands just after Cinco de Mayo . . . how do you feel about Mexican food? What's your favorite dish? Do you make it at home or is it a strictly dine out option?

I like most Mexican food. I don't like pico de gallo (it's the raw onions that I consider no bueno) or guacamole, so those are the limiting factors on what I like. Enchiladas is probably my favorite, and that is for dining out. At home, it's burritos. 

3. When the children of today grow up what do you think they'll say about this time period? What do you most hope they remember?

 I wonder if they'll think everything was so over-the-top and chaotic, because of political differences of opinion, or if children are largely oblivious to that? Like I grew up mostly in the 70s and I had no clue about protests and riots and that sort of thing happening at the time. I learned about it later. I guess it depends where you live and go to school, but the difference now is that children are often exposed to more through the internet and social media. And the schools are not even trying to be neutral ground any more. The kids that were school age or teens during the covid nonsense will surely have something to say about all the restrictions and masking and, again, the "over-the-topness" of that - whether they will recall that as something that was part of their normal daily life, or whether they will recall it as ridiculous and more harm than good will depend on how disruptive and negative their personal experience was. I think there will be fallout from what society did to children during those couple of years that we'll continue to discover as they grow up and it breaks my heart. I hope today's kids will remember fun things like the music and entertainment and silly social trends more than they remember political strife. I hope that American kids will have lots of great memories of the celebrations for the 250th this summer. My family vacationed in the USA in 1976 when I was a kid and I still remember how cool I thought it was with all the flags and bunting and the word "Bicentennial" everywhere. 

 

4.  What advice would you give a new mother?

 Trust your instincts - ask questions and get advice from those you trust, and do some research if you need to, but trust that you know your baby best and that you know what will work for you in your home. Also, don't ever feel bad about feeling overwhelmed or needing help. Focus on raising your little ones and creating a loving home for them, and not on presenting something picture-perfect on social media.

5.  What's a phrase your mother often said to you? If you're a mom do you say it to your own children?

 The phrases that come to mind were probably only said a handful of times at most, but we joked about them so much that it makes it seem like they were said often. I can only think of one specific time that she said it, but there was the classic line, "if you want to cry, I'll give you something to cry about" which I probably said to my kids more than once. We had a running joke about "words you never thought would come out of your mouth as a parent" and "household rules you didn't think you'd have to make" when my kids were young. 

6. Insert your own random thought here.

We went to the Franklin Park Conservatory on Sunday because it's free for county residents on the first Sunday of every month. It's probably more crowded than other times, but it's still a good deal! And after all, we won't be residents of this county much longer. We had a good time and were pleased that the weather turned out nicer than expected. All went well until we were at the train garden, and then my clumsiness caught up with me and I tripped and fell hard, mostly on my right knee. I was shaken up but no real damage done, so I elected to sit on a bench while the rest of the crew finished exploring the train garden area. Well, here we are on Wednesday morning and I still feel like I've been hit by a bus. My knee and hip are pretty sore, but oddly enough my upper arms are really sore too. It's no fun, but again, nothing broken and I'm sure I'll be fine by the weekend, but you can bet I'll be watching my step!

What advice or memories are coming to mind related to Mother's Day? Leave a comment and let me know!

I'm sharing in this week's Wednesday Hodgepodge at From This Side of the Pond.

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