Hire your Mom

My son since when he was a toddler always wanted to only eat my cooking. As he grew up he declared I am the best cook there is and said he was going to hire me to become his personal chef.
Which mother would not want to be endeared so by her child? I did walk in cloud nine thinking this was a growing phase!
Now it seems this is becoming a trend.
Perez Hilton a celebrity blogger hired his mother for personal tasks such as walking the dog and getting gas in the car. She gets paid and he says he has more time to focus on business and they can spend some time together as well. Book publisher Nadeau hired her mother Marie as an editor. Graphics design firm owner Amon hired his mother Linda to do his bookkeeping.
Hiring your own mother does not appear as farfetched as I thought it would be.
There is always a strong bond between mother and child and who better to look after the best interests than mom herself.
There are many advantages as a mother gets to spend quality time with her adult child and look out for the interests of her son or daughter at the same time.
I admit I have some (read more) prejudice in this line of thinking.
Mother might even be privy to office / client gossip which she can pass it on to her adult kid.
Well there is also a thin line for mother to walk as she needs to learn to be less meddlesome and interfering, bossy and nosy. On the other hand she also cannot be over protective.
I have decided to use the time that I have now to learn the ropes so to speak.
If I can successfully handle not being nosy, bossy or sassy maybe then I might get hired as my son’s personal chef.
Even Krishna has employed a few handles below the belt to ensure him results. I am also going to employ some of those tactics.
Looking at the brighter side I can cook healthy meals for my son and being efficient in so many cuisines from around the world I might even get to travel along.
The best is yet to be. I will be privy to his personal life and have firsthand knowledge of who’s who in his front.
One more bonus to this scheme is that I can evade the proverbial daughter-in-law and mother-in-law fights as I would be interacting away from home.
I strongly suspect I might have stumbled onto something here which I should patent for my use. Now all I have to do is sit back and wait for this trend to become fashion and Voila! , I am in business with kiddo.

 

Viji dear eagerly waiting

 

Dear Viswa
I am sure after so many years of marriage you & I both know who is going to win in this battle of mom or wife?!
haha.. still a mother can dream right?

Seriously its happening that many are hiring mothers and its a neat idea if you ask me.
Of course we should expect much to nothing pay wise
I already know I am going to be signed up for being the unpaid Nanny and so looking forward to it though it is a long time away!
thanks so much for the support. Glad to read your take

 

dear friend
Looks like you know me enough to say I am going to be a fall for the grandkid smiles and kisses :biglaugh
What to do I am already showing how eager I am and I can easily be taken over by the kids :Harhar
Well all is not lost. I shall employ you to negotiate for me seeing how capable you are.:goodidea:... just kidding

 

You are somebody of my own heart eandian.. absolutely love your sense of humor.. and what a fun way to start my day.. truly there was a minor earthquake in my area coz i ROFL with laughter I have decided to pay your selfless service with kissess Thanks for brightening my day