When my Father-in-Law went on about my Mother-in-Law sounding like a broken record, I sniggered whilst a secret elation filled me that I was included in this little family ring of ‘let’s take the piss out of MIL’. They were in their 70’s after all and forgetting that you’d already told someone you bought prawns for Chinese New Year dinner and they cost you your leg, for the twenty eighth time was forgiveable. After awhile, you just kind of switch off, are immune to the grandmother stories and respond with “Um..yes…Umm…yes…Uhuh….Yup….Umm…yeah..” and lots of head nods with your mind fantasizing about a hot tub, with better still, a hottie possibly not her son!
So why is it that suddenly I am freaking out about comparisons made between myself and my Mother-in-Law, made by no other than me, myself and I.
“T, go put on your shoes”
T continues colouring her book oblivious to my command.
“T, if you want to follow us out, you have to put your shoes on NOW”
T continues colouring, switches colours with full concentration while I scramble around the house packing her bag. Milk-check. Water-check. Diapers-check. Wet wipes-check.
“T, did you hear what I said? Go put on your shoes NOW. Not tomorrow, not next year. NOW!!”
T looks up for a second. Then continues colouring. I am by now very furious as we are late – AGAIN. When I finally have all items (or so I think) we need in bag, I grab her shoes, then her.
“Sit down now. SIT!! Will you stop moving your leg?”
“I said STOP moving your leg!”
“T, if you don’t wanna co-operate, I am going out without you. Put your shoes on now!”
Why is it that I have to repeat myself an average of seven times everytime I ask T do something when we’re in a rush. Only when we’re in a rush. ESPECIALLY when we’re in a rush. Always when we’re in a rush.
**************************************************************************Who is Mamapumpkin?
Mamapumpkin spent 7 years in London committing crimes to gain her Bartlett degree in Architecture. She then spent 7 years as a Stay At Home Mom raising her children as documented in this blog of over 15 years thereafter returning to the Corporate World stronger than ever as the Country Director of a British Multinational. She sets out to prove to all, that you can have anything and everything that you want; if you have that fire of desire burning within and the drive to work hard. Even better with much love.
Mamapumpkin has not only grown corporate businesses successfully in the past but has grown not one but TWO network marketing businesses in the notorious MLM (Multi-Level Marketing) industry, achieving success in under 2 years. She believes in the MLM business model but realises the DRASTIC PITFALLS and great stigma attached to it, understanding EXACTLY WHY the majority would shy away (or RUN for their lives) from ANY MLM business. But open your eyes and take time to understand it intellectually, remove your hang-ups, confirm your research, and you may just want to seize an opportunity. She did. And no, she never went about chasing people for sales. She had a sophisticated system work for her through technology and a smartphone.
She now impacts lives authentically with proven strategies amassed through the last decade of her own transformation offering online coaching programmes and always supports the underprivileged. She believes that we can all have a life of our own desires to enable real contribution into the world. But first, one needs to understand what this all means.
A beautiful life without limits.
If you wish to learn some tools to propel your life forward guaranteed, be brave enough to make contact as her life's purpose is to build people. She operates through a discovery call after which she will commit to helping you. Or not.
Most lose out on an opportunity because they are afraid they would be sold to, conned or whatever fear resides in their brain without even trying. And that's on them.
Mamapumpkin is a living testimony that women really can have a lot. Being financially and time free has enabled her to travel the world anytime, anywhere, doing anything, and she spends most of her days with her children, having fun, and supporting others wherever she can. Also having fun.
