Mommy Shirt
Feb 5th, 2008 by Bethany
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I have mommy shirt. At least in public most people wear clean clothes, and I’ve even seen mothers of young children wearing clean clothing, though I don’t understand how they achieve such an accomplishment. I admit that even before I became a mother I was a little klutzy and occassionally wore stained shirts or got food on my clothes. But since I’ve had children, I have rarely, if ever, gone an entire day wearing a shirt that looked clean at the end of the day.
For example, this morning I put on a nice, clean, white shirt. Then I picked Maggie up out of her crib and her wet diaper leaked a bit on my hip. Nice, I know. Later, I picked up Degen to comfort him because he was crying for some reason I can’t recall and he wiped his wet face (eyes, nose, etc.) on my shoulder. At some point I got Maggie out of her high chair after eating a banana and she wiped her banana-hands all over my shirt. All before 10am.
I realize I could have protected my clothes with coveralls or a smock of some kind, or I could carry a washcloth and give each kid a wipe-down before I touch them or they touch me. But what kind of nurturing mother would I be if I were to sanitize the kids before I kiss their bonked heads and bruised knees? I guess I could change my shirt each time there’s an incident of messiness, but do you have any idea how much laundry that would generate? I would go through my entire wardrobe before dinner! And what about when I’m out doing errands with the kids? I simply can’t imagine bringing six of my shirts along in the diaper bag or the trunk of my car for every accident.
Next time you see a mother, whether walking down the street or at her own house, with a stained mommy shirt, think of how much she must love her kids and sympathize over how much laundry she must do. And if you meet a mother who is wearing spotless clothes, ask her how she does it! 
