Ok, I’ve been a stay-at-home mom for exactly 26 days, and already I have undergone a huge change in my core values. Somehow, without my noticing, I repented of my sin of vanity and became a worshipper at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Perpetual Ponytail. Don’t worry Mom, I still worship at my local church on Sundays, but I am also faithful to attend services at OLPP the other six days of the week. Allright, FINE, I’m there on Sundays TOO. Seriously, people. I think I have only worn my hair down twice in the last 26 days. I mean, I know it’s summer and all but the real reason I twist that black elastic circle around the hair I used to flip so faithfully is because I have chosen to sacrifice my appearance for the greater good of say, getting out the door on time, or feeding the children. The kids get me up early and apparently I am not devoted enough to get out of bed in time to worship at Our Lady of the Beatific Blowout. I’m afraid my makeup applications have also gotten fewer and further between, and I sometimes go all day without looking in a mirror! Yikes! Will I ever return to my coiffed, mascara-ed self? Sure, sure, I’ll get around to it…I don’t have a problem… I can quit this ponytail nonsense anytime I want!
Here is a different perspective. At least you don’t have to get up every morning, find time to shower, do hair makeup and get dressed and feed the kids and get them all off to daycare and you off to work by 8 am. At least you get to stay with them all day long and nurture them and just be with them. They will never remember, when they are grown, how hideous their mother looked everyday. I’m just kidding because you are beautiful even with no makeup and hair in a ponytail. At least you get to spend time with your beautiful children!
bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahaha! mine’s more like Our Lady of the Curly Afropuff Bun.
Ellie I have one thing to say: WORD!! 🙂
hey jenny – was there with you until I decided to cut off the pony tail! Would not recommend doing that because then when I wnated to pull it back – I had not the patience to grow the hair out again 🙂
I agree with Ruth – don’t cut it off. I tried that but now my shrine to Our Lady has gotten very long, if you hadn’t noticed. I also place offerings of rusty razors on the shrine, because who has enough time to take a shower long enough to shave regularly when the whole neighborhood can hear my kids screaming at each other in the back yard!
HAHAHA!!I am the same way! I have been a SAHM for 2 years now, and I think 2 times in the last 6 months, I did my hair (for the 5 minutes it was down, LOL) and put makeup on! I too was a Miss Priss, ask anyone but I just don’t see the need for it. My BF says I’m beautiful no matter what, YEAH RIGHT!
Our Lady of the Perpetual Ponytail! Hysterical! I hate to tell ya, but my son is now 10 and I often don’t get a stitch of makeup on except for going out or when I get inspired about once a week! I guess I just found that I didn’t die when people actually saw me that way.
Thanks for sharing this with the Carnival of SAHMs. 🙂 I’m another ponytail wearer. Though lately its been a sloppy bun everyday to keep little hands from grabbing and pulling. It goes well with my sweatpants and baggy t-shirts. LOL
I too am at the OLPP many days a week. Great Post! I found you through the Carnival of SAHMs.
I was a worshiper at the OLPP until I got my hair cut last week. The hairstylist styled it so well and told me I could do this in just minutes. Have I styled it yet??? No! It air dries. So, no more ponytails only because it is now too short, but definitely no style. And makeup???? Yeah right!
HA HA! That is totally me! It is so funny to read that because I never really put it together before. As I sit here, my hair is in a pony tail, I have no make up on (did I brush my teeth at least????!!!) and am trying to decide if I have time to at least shower today before I take the kids to McDonald’s play land for happy meals. I have been a full time stay at home mom for almost 4 years now (Tyler is almost 6 and Olivia is 3) and I am just wondering when it will get better. I love my kids and husband but wonder when I will be off the back burners (BTW 6 weeks pregnant again).