Monday, January 30, 2006

'Mother's Little Helper'

I heard the following song the other day in the car, and although I have heard this song many times before, I never really listened to its words. As I did, I realized that even though this song was written in the 60's, it still holds true today.
Well, guys, today was a day where I really could have used my own 'mother's little helper'. S. decided to take J.'s entire bottle of Listerine, the largest size, and dump it all over his bathroom and the carpet in the family room. No drawer, floor, part of the toilet, or even the carpet that we just had professionally cleaned was spared. Then to make matters even more interesting in the eyes of a three-year, he rubbed poop on the rug that didn't make it into the potty, and THEN took lotion and rubbed it too into the carpet. BTW, blue Listerine stains. We are going to use our steamer when J. gets home tonight. I sure hope it comes out, because this carpet isn't even two years old. Oh, did I mention that it's beige? Yah. So here is my new 'anthem' of sorts. Not that I really DO have any 'Mother's Helpers', but I can relate to those who do. Oh, did you know it was common back then to give moms a prescription for Valium? Neither did I.
Mother's Little Helper
(Rolling Stones, Jagger/Richards)
What a drag it is getting old
"Kids are different today,"
I hear ev'ry mother say
Mother needs something today to calm her down
And though she's not really ill
There's a little yellow pill
She goes running for the shelter of a mother's little helper
And it helps her on her way, gets her through her busy day
"Things are different today,"
I hear ev'ry mother say
Cooking fresh food for a husband's just a drag
So she buys an instant cake and she burns her frozen steak
And goes running for the shelter of a mother's little helper
And two help her on her way, get her through her busy day
Doctor please, some more of these
Outside the door, she took four more
What a drag it is getting old
"Men just aren't the same today"
I hear ev'ry mother say
They just don't appreciate that you get tired
They're so hard to satisfy, You can tranquilize your mind
So go running for the shelter of a mother's little helper
And four help you through the night, help to minimize your plight
Doctor please, some more of these
Outside the door she took four more
What a drag it is getting old
"Life's just much too hard today,"
I hear ev'ry mother say
The pursuit of happiness just seems a bore
And if you take more of those, you will get an overdose
No more running for the shelter of a mother's little helper
They just helped you on your way, through your busy dying day

1 comment:

Jen Taurus said...

HI Bev,

Just imagine S times 4 - that's what my mom woke up to every morning. I'm surprised someone didn't lose and eye or something.

So, why is your son so interested in poop? Is this a prediction for some gross career down the line?

Send me an email jennttaurus@yahoo.com because I wanted to talk with you privately.