The Mommy Piñata Wish
Saturday, May 9, 2009 at 09:02AM 
"Mommy, don't forget about my Mother's Day party at school this week," my seven year old reminded me.
"Mother's Day?" I just finished eating my stash of Valentine's Day chocolate (obviously a large stash). How could it already be May?
"What do you want for Mother's Day?" my eight-year old asked.
"Sleep and a clean house." My girls looked at me, confused.
"What about a foot massage?" my little one offered. I looked at their sweet faces and was reminded of a recent birthday party for one of my girlfriends. The meal was over, conversations were waning when I got that familiar feeling.
"It's piñata time," I said. My girlfriends and I laughed, recognizing the sad truth that most of our socializing takes place at children's birthday parties.
"What would you want to fall out of a Mommy piñata?" I asked. A deep silence came upon the crowd.
Of course, there is the reality of jobs, good health and keeping our homes. But this was a different kind of question. "Something fun. Pure fantasy."
"Expensive jewelry," a fashionista answered.
"A boy toy," smiled my energetic surfer friend.
Realizing this was a question for the mommy masses, I posted a poll on my blog and received thousand of responses from moms around the world. Well, not really, but I did manage to excite about 50 moms with the idea of having their fantasies fulfilled.
The most popular request was a tie between a maid and patience. I know that housework certainly makes me cranky and impatient. The only reason Carol Brady was able to smile was she had Alice who cleaned the kitchen and folded eight people's laundry.
Next in line of piñata wishes were chocolate and candy. One wise mom wished for transformative candy such as 'a fabulous outfit in a hurry,' 'a guarantee that I will never forget another birthday,' and 'a get out of jail free card.' A request for French cheese without calories was especially enticing; a helpful way to approach those much-needed wine and cheese breaks.
In fourth place was a desire for more time to play with our kids, have fun with our husbands, and, my favorite, sleep. Romance registered well on the piñata poll, however, husbands were not always involved. The boy toy emerged yet again with a wish for 'a boyfriend who loves me for all my uniqueness and stray hairs, 'a magnum bottle of my favorite wine and a hot young stud' and a visit from the new James Bond, Daniel Craig. Obviously, those moms are already getting plenty of sleep.
My favorite piñata wishes were 'keys to a studio apartment,' 'Botox in a cream form' and my number one choice, 'a second mommy to do all of the cleaning, cooking and discipline, so I can be Fun Mommy.'
How wonderful to be Fun Mommy. Not bedtime mommy, homework warden mommy or stopwearing the-same-shirt-6-days-in-a-row mommy. I don't think that is possible though unless we are Mary Poppins with a large carpetbag of tricks. The things I could do with magical chalk and a cute chimney sweep.
"I want to be Mary Poppins for Mother's Day," I declared.
My girls looked at my strangely, "Why?"
"So I can be Fun Mommy with a clean office and an organized closet."
"You already are Fun Mommy," they squealed. I gave them the Larry David stare down to see what they were thinking. And, in fact, I think they meant it.
While James Bond serving me calorie-free chocolate certainly sounds fabulous, I pick the Fun Mommy label and seven-year old foot massage for this year's Mother's Day extravaganza.
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