As I’ve mentioned here before, during the first year of the Peanut’s life, I was The Man!\u00a0 To my lovely little daughter, I was the living embodiment of Christmas, Elmo, and an all-you-can-eat ice cream buffet…<\/p>\n
But after her first year, I dropped in the standings.\u00a0 BossLady was #1, the nanny was #2, and I was a distant third.\u00a0 When we switched the Peanut to daycare, I thought I’d move up to the #2 spot but I was quickly displaced by one of the Peanut’s teachers.\u00a0 Damn!<\/p>\n
Now, although I have a vicious competitive streak, I would never try and compete with the BossLady for my daughter’s affections… So, if the Peanut loved BossLady more than she did me, so be it.\u00a0 C’est la vie.\u00a0 I wasn’t going to try and compete for her affections and I was just going to have to learn to accept that, in her own little way, the Peanut loved me too. Mature, eh?<\/p>\n
Well, internet, I’m proud to say today that…I’M NUMBER ONE!\u00a0 WOO HOO!\u00a0 THAT’S RIGHT, AMIGOS!\u00a0 NUMERO UNO!\u00a0 WHO ROCKS THE PARTY?\u00a0 I ROCK THE PARTY! NUMBER TWO IN YOUR PROGRAM, NUMBER ONE IN YOUR HEART!\u00a0 I’M THE MOTHERFLIPPPING RHYMENOCEROUS!\u00a0 HEY!\u00a0 HO!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
My own perspective is not unlike the one that MetroDad has blogged about.\u00a0 Up until the point where he does reach the Numero Uno status, that is.\u00a0 (I still haven’t!<\/i>)\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sure, there’s a part of me that craves for the attention that the wife enjoys with Pumpkin, even if it’s just for a little bit.\u00a0 But, most of the time, I’m glad that BossLady and Tiger are that someone special for Pumpkin.\u00a0 (And Mary, who’s loved her unconditionally since the day she was born.)\u00a0<\/p>\n
In fact, there was a time when only Mary had the #1 status, and there were no #2 to # 10!!!\u00a0<\/p>\n
So, when Pumpkin did <\/i>grow to knowing her mother and understanding how much she loves her, I was only too glad.\u00a0 Today, my little Tiger has shot up to the top spot from nowhere.\u00a0 And, that’s alright too.\u00a0 Some day, the list may also include moi…\u00a0I’m not in a hurry.\u00a0 As a wise man once said, “No appointment, No disappointment”.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bottom line: I couldn’t have asked for a more loving family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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