Tuesday, 14 December 2010

What does a typical mum look like?

My grandaughter came home from school telling of her part in the Christmas play - she is to play the 'mum' of a family getting ready for Christmas.   Sooooo!  all she needs is to dress up like a typical mum!   What!
I see a playground full of typical mums every day but they all dress very differently so no wonder she rejected all my suggestions.   She doesn't have a mummy of her own to use as a copy as her own mummy died when she was 4 years old so she only has me and it must be said I look like her old nanny.   However! after going through every garment she possesses we came to an outfit and off she went today for the dress rehearsal.  She wore a dress (not trousers like all the mums do) with a cardigan, black tights with pumps and to crown the outfit she wore an apron - an apron! - do mums still wear aprons in the kitchen?   She got it right as her teacher who is a very trendy lady it has to be said told her she looked just right.   So come Thursday afternoon I will be there to support her, pretending not to cry and knowing that Julie, her mum, would have been proud of her.

3 comments:

  1. This wee story nearly made me cry. I'm sure you're as lovely a mum as she could ever hope to have.

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  2. Oh what a nice thing to say but nobody can take the place of your own mum can they? Sorry Annie it wasn't meant to be sad as Georgi and I laughed our socks off as she tried on all her 'cool' gear. She is my delight.

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  3. Ah that's so lovely. I showed Phil your wee story too and he was a bit sad. He's a big softie underneath his nonchalance. haha. I'm glad you'se had a laugh and what a lovely way for someone to think of you. She sounds really cute. x

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