The Adventures of a Late Bloomer and her Seven Sweet Cygnets
Why 'Swan Mom'?
Not long ago, a neighbor who saw me on a walk with my children told me how cute it was to see us walking down the road, with me in front and my kids following along. “You looked just like a mother duck with her little ducklings,” she said.
It was not the first time I'd heard that. I have been told a number of times, as I walk through the grocery store or the school or a parking lot, that I look like a mother duck. And lately I’ve been thinking, Why a duck? Why am I always a duck, and never a swan?
I’ve decided I’d rather be a swan mom. Swans are famous for starting out awkward and unlovely, and then turning into elegant beauties, which is what I am still hoping to do. I haven't heard much about the parenting skills of swans, but I imagine they raise their young about as responsibly as ducks do, and probably with considerably more grace.
Thanks for joining me here as I waddle along.
Marnie Spencer
It was not the first time I'd heard that. I have been told a number of times, as I walk through the grocery store or the school or a parking lot, that I look like a mother duck. And lately I’ve been thinking, Why a duck? Why am I always a duck, and never a swan?
I’ve decided I’d rather be a swan mom. Swans are famous for starting out awkward and unlovely, and then turning into elegant beauties, which is what I am still hoping to do. I haven't heard much about the parenting skills of swans, but I imagine they raise their young about as responsibly as ducks do, and probably with considerably more grace.
Thanks for joining me here as I waddle along.
Marnie Spencer
