Me Vs. THOSE MOMS

We all know THOSE moms. They are the community moms who have lived in the same town for years, run in the same circles, do their part running the school PTA and all have kids the same ages so have been in the same play/preschool group since day 1.

I am NOT one of those moms.

But I have to live in the world of these moms. So I have to stand there listening to them gossip about other women they know, parties they went to, and other teachers, etc while I wait to pick up my Logan up from class. And all I can do is be amused. These moms are insane! They are mostly stay-at-home moms who stopped working the day they had kids and haven't looked back since. They live for the gossip and the contact of these other women that are so like themselves. They seem to have nothing better to do than talk about who is wearing that or who did this. I seriously feel like I'm in high school all over again. And just like in high school, I'm the weird outsider looking in.

And they are right, I am an outsider. I'm the youngest mom in the class and apparently am the only working mother. An oddity in this day and age of two income households. I guess thats what I should expect based on my location and circumstances. I live in a better off neighborhood where most moms seem to stay home and being that I am a young mother, I will ALWAYS be the youngest or one of the youngest in the mommy class group. And I'm okay with this. I think these women live for the daily interaction that picking up the kids gives them. I don't need this because I get all the daily interaction I need being a working mother. And trust me, it's MORE than enough to survive for years to come. I just honestly never thought I would need to go through all the cliquiness that came with high school as a mom. Clearly, I was extremely naive. Work cliquiness I expected but was hoping the drama ended when it came to being a mother. Nope. It NEVER ends no matter how old you get. I'm just glad I have boys right now because I have a feeling it will be some much worse when its little girl mom's.

Do I mind being an outsider in the world of the mom cliques? Not really. It's more amusing than anything else. And besides I get to hear the gossip without actually being gossiped about. You can't beat that!

Will my children suffer because I'm not one of THOSE moms?? I strongly doubt it. Because my child is still one of the most popular boys in class even without being apart of the clique. And thats what its all about.