Mommas Gotta Eat her Egg!

I'm stealing from another writer this entry (with permission) because I think her "Egg" story completely exemplifies why I created SadieDey's Cafe in the first place:


"I remember a therapist, who also happens to be my Step Mother, telling
> me a story once. She said, “There was once a mom who had one egg and
> three children to feed. Do you know what she did?”
>
> “Split it 3 ways and feed her hungry children?”
>
> “She went to her room, locked the door, and ate the egg.”
>
> “Ugh, what a horrible story. The mom locked herself in with the egg?
> What did she do next, eat her children?”
>
> “Jenny, what is the matter with you? The kids need the mom more than
> they need the egg. If she takes care of herself she can better take
> care of her children. She could have split that one egg three ways and
> then passed out and then what would they have?”
>
> “Scrambled eggs?”
>
> “You’re missing the point.”
>
> Here of course is the point, which is easier to impart than to accept.
> Taking a break from being a mom doesn’t make you a bad mom. You are
> other things… a wife, a daughter, an (insert profession or hobby
> here,) you need to give yourself the freedom to be those things as
> well. Sometimes “selfishly” taking care of yourself makes you a
> happier person and therefore a better mom.
> I know, the theory sounds so obvious, it need not be stated and yet I
> know only a handful of people so evolved as to live by it. I am
> working on becoming more evolved as we speak, I am ignoring my son,
> who is begging me to play Wii so, I can finish writing this blog...
> sorry gotta go it’s my turn to virtual bowl."
>
> http://www.thesuburbanjungle.com/guilty


Susan Older-Mondeel is the founder of SadieDey's Cafe, a play cafe in Oakland, CA . Sue wanted a community place where she could enjoy her children and enjoy herself, preferably with a strong coffee in hand. Where was this common ground for children and the weary adults who love them? Well it was in her head and in her heart and now at 4210 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland CA. Check it out at http://sadiedeyscafe.com/or call 510-601-REST (7378) SadieDey's Cafe-You've gotta eat, Kids gotta play!