Back to School

by Domestik Goddess on September 1, 2008

Cartoon by Barbara Smaller

Cartoon: Barbara Smaller

I love this cartoon:

One woman says to another, “My favorite part of being a stay-at-home mom is when they’re at school.”

Oh, c’mon, Mum, are you trying to tell us the thought never crossed your mind?

Not even once at the end of a long summer with three kids who don’t wanna do tennis lessons, Daddy away at work, and that new not-house-trained-yet puppy? (I was there, remember. Kids know these things!)

Originally published in The New Yorker October 14, 2002 — I think it should have hit the magazine in September, though — the cartoon’s shared here by kind permission.

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{ 5 comments… read them below or add one }

1 Sharon Hurley Hall 09.01.08 at 9:11 am

I can relate – thanks for sharing :)

2 Rebecca Laffar-Smith 09.01.08 at 9:30 am

I think all S-A-H-M’s or W-A-H-M’s can relate to this. *grins* I’m sooooo looking forward to my youngest being in school full-time next year. These half days at Kindy are worse than having him home all the time.

3 Dana 09.01.08 at 11:28 am

LOL! Tomorrow I’m about to experience this for the very first time as my 4 y/o is staring JK so I am looking forward to being a WAHM without kiddies underfoot.

4 Claudia 09.01.08 at 2:31 pm

I am actually looking forward to going back to work. Shhh….

5 Sandra 09.03.08 at 2:36 am

This cracked me up. Thanks for the smile. :)

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