To tha uh, tick tock and ya don't stop...

It's funny. For quite a bit of time, the whole family thing has been on my brain. I guess as I keep advancing in age, it becomes more and more pressing. I remember when I was younger, like around 16 or so, I thought that my whole family track would be like my mom. At this point, I'm supposed to have two kids... oh, not to mention be married, with a nice house, and finishing up my residency to be an MD. Like I said, it's funny. I guess the whole fam thing has been on my brain because a lot of my friends have either just had lil' ones, or they are on the way. *sigh* As I putter around in the E. Honda, I think. "What kinda mom will I be like?" A combo of my grandma and mom? I hope so. They were great. Although we struggled here and there, ultimately I cannot complain. I think me and sibs turned out fine. They taught us so much when we were young, and I hope that I can remember all the elements of their rearing of us once the time arises for me to do the same. Again *sigh*. I was in Target the other day and made a little small talk with the cashier. She was telling me that she was so tired because she was up all night with her 2 month old. Wowsers. All night cryin? Poop? Midnight feedings???? *shudder* But the whole motherhood stuff seems like an experience to say the least. I must say that I am looking forward to it. (Dayum, did I just say that?!?!). It'll be fun teaching them how to read, going to the park to play, playing in finger paints, etc. In terms of motherhood, the whole adolescence thing doesn't seem so bad. I'll just have to watch out for the teenage years (Dayum, those still have to happen, huh?). I was presenting at a high school the other day, and my goodness, what can I say? My daughters will wear burqas, and their dad will lay the smack down on any of these lil' crumb snatchers that come around the way... Hahaha. As I keep going along my career path, I still try to keep like in perspective and what I want out of it. Having a family will be key. Maybe I'll procreate (or at least like to) before I hit 30. So as they grow, hopefully I'll still have enough energy to hang. Ha! All this planning and preparation. As I said at the beginning, it's funny.