Its a rainy Friday afternoon in the summer, and today we are interviewing Mom.
IG: Hi Mom, it's me; interview guy. How are you doing?
M: (no words, she gives me a glazed over look while six children zoom around her, looking a bit like electrons orbiting a nucleus.)
IG: That good, eh? Well, today I have some questions for you.
M: (shrugs)
IG: So rumor has it that you've been the mom of young children for 20 years. How did that all begin?
M: (narrows her eye to a slit at me and glances over to Dad, who is asleep in his chair.)
IG: Ok, I guess we will move on to the next question. What do you see as next for you in this field?
M: Chocolate. Chocolate is next or it all ends here.
IG: I think we are fortunate. I took a piece of chocolate cheesecake after lunch today. It is in my car.
M: Go get it. NOW!
IG: All six of children leave the mom orbit and follow me out to the car, chanting "Cheesecake! Cheesecake!" As soon as we out of the house Mom locks all the doors. The chanting gets louder. Wow! I have never seen a cheesecake disappear so fast in my life! Hungry children with chocolate faces turn to me demanding more. They slowly circle in closer. The chocolate covered teeth glint in the sunlight that has just broken through the clouds. I fear this may be my last interview folks, the end is coming soon. Hey, I think I hear a voice of an angel.
M: Dinner time, kids! Come and get it!
IG: (Every last kid scampers off) I am saved! An angel has saved me!
M: Go wash your hands, then wait for prayer. Mr. Interview Guy, would you like to stay for dinner? We have meatloaf, and mashed taters, followed by some chocolate cake.
IG: Mom, how did you do that? How did you transform from (I don't know what to call it), to an angel with dinner ready?
M: Never underestimate the importance of a few minutes without the kids.
