working mom part 2
Aimee: “So, today I’ll be presenting two concepts for your website, both based on the…”
Baby: “AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH … WAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH … WAH WAH WAH WAH…AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH … AAAHHHH .. AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH … WAH AH AH WAH WAH … AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH … WAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH”
Marc runs around the house with the child doing anything he can to quiet him.
Baby: “AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH … WAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH … WAH WAH WAH WAH…AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH … AAAHHHH .. AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH … WAH AH AH WAH WAH … AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH … WAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH”
Aimee (internal dialog): Make him stop. Make him stop. Feed him. FEED HIM. MAAAAAAAARC! FEEEEEEEED YOOOOOOOUR CHIIIIIIIIIILD!!!!
Baby: “AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH … WAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH … WAH WAH WAH WAH…AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH … AAAHHHH .. AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH … WAH AH AH WAH WAH … AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH … WAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH”
Marc leaves baby in his crib to scream bloody murder while he goes to kitchen to fix a bottle.
Baby: “AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH … WAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH … WAH WAH WAH WAH…AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH … AAAHHHH .. AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH … WAH AH AH WAH WAH … AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH … WAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH”
Aimee (internal dialog): Where is my mom? Can’t she hear this? Marc - get my mom, she can make the bottle while you comfort the screaming child. MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM WHERE ARE YOU? AREN’T YOU HEARING THIS? PEOPLE - GIVE ME A BREAK! I’M ON A CONFERENCE CALL HERE!
Baby: “AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH … WAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH … WAH WAH WAH WAH…AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH … AAAHHHH .. AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH … WAH AH AH WAH WAH … AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH … WAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH”
Aimee (internal dialog): Please… for the love of all things quiet - SHUT THAT KID UP!
Marc goes to child’s room with bottle in hand.
Silence.
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Even with all that chatter in my head I was able to carry on a somewhat coherent conversation and sell the concept. Working mom test #1 - passed with flying colors.
Listening: Johnny Cash
Congrats on passing test #1. My boss is a mother of 3 who works from home a couple days a week. We frequently hear kids talking and dogs barking in the background. Never fails to amuse us. The best is when her 6 year old ran up and mischievously said “Mommy, want to see something interesting?” She calmly said, “No, I’m on a call. Show me later.” I don’t know how you moms do it.