How Being Mom is Like the Department of Motor Vehicles – DMV

May 30, 2013 By 18 Comments

After taking my son to get his permit at the DMV, I said to myself, "Hey, this place feels like home."  Everyone is always mad at you. “If you don’t have an appointment, you’re in the wrong line,” says the first person I meet at the DMV, his nostrils flaring.  Returning home after grocery shopping, a wave of anger hits me in the face.  “Did you remember the Pop-Tarts?” whines my son.  “You don’t expect me to watch Castle on TV?” complains my hubby. There’s no place like home.  There’s no place like home. There’s lots of eye rolling. “Is this the line to renew your license?”  I say.  A huge arm points to the farthest corner of the DMV.  “Read the signs, lady.  It’s over there,” says … [Read more...]