Friday, September 25, 2009

What's With the Name?

When my oldest son was small he was into all things Star Wars and science fiction.  Somehow, I think it was after watching Mel Brooks's (yes grammar police, the apostrophe 's' IS grammatically correct) Spaceballs, he came up with his own nickname: 'Joshtar the Destroyer'- well actually, now he's almost 21 and six feet tall and he still uses said nickname.  Before we knew it, all of us were 'tars': Dadtar, Momtar, Mattar, Livtar and of course, Atar- and we were all Destroyers.  This comes in handy when you send your child a text with the signature 'Love, Momtar the Destroyer'. 

It has stuck with me and I must say it is a great improvement over his previous nickname for me- Evil Mom.  That's another story, best saved when you all have plenty of time and energy to read through something long and funny- but only to me :).

So I'm Momtar- but not the Destroyer, the Enjoyer.  I think it fits, 'cause I'm a get over it gal who believes the glass is half full and that tomorrow will be better- just ask my buddy Scarlett, with a nod to my pals Barb and Geggan.  Besides, kids who can 'get over it' are way more fun to hang with than Doug and Wendy Whiners!

So that's where the name comes from.  'Til the next post wherein I describe how fun it is to cook for a family of six who don't enjoy the same foods and believe they can opt for cruise style dinner seatings in their own home.

Your pal, 

Rach Baby

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