Hi "Suzy's Mom"

As you know, I didn't always want to have kids and this is one of the reasons. I had been me, Amy, for over 30 years and didn't want to lose who I was.

I few years before I decided I wanted kids I was in a Costco and witnessed one grown woman go up to another grown woman and say "Hi, Suzy's Mom" and the other woman replied "Hi, Jack's Mom". I almost lost my lunch.

I wanted to yell, you both have names you know, since when did you lose them?!!!

I can see how it can happen. Kids suck you in (in a good way) and you do change, but that doesn't mean you lose who you are or were, it just means you add to it. One day Short Stuff will move out and where will I be if I spend 18 years (fingers crossed) as "Short Stuff's Mom". I choose to be Amy, mom of Short Stuff, it has a longer and I believe healthier shelf life.