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Kelli (Stay-at-home mom of Logan 9, and Whitney 7):  The mothers have cast their ballots, the votes calculated and the results are in. Will we see the change we’re looking for?

Jen (Dual-career mom of Jacob 6, and Caleb, 2): I sure hope so, because I can’t keep going on like this.

Kelli: Let’s take a look at what we mothers are voting for. In this ideal world of ours…

Jen: Clean clothes will end up in the closet or put away rather than shoved under a desk.

Kelli: Siblings will learn to live in harmony and peace, cooperating to make everyone’s world a better place.

 
Jen: Dinners that everyone likes and agrees on will receive praise and appreciation.

Kelli: Chores and homework are done without nagging and complaint for the good of the family society.

Jen: A shower door that stays closed the entire time one is in the shower.

Kelli: Increased penalties for interrupting a phone call or conversation with repeated tugs of “Mom, Momma or Mommy,” barging through a shut door, or generally ignoring that Mom’s busy __________ (fill in the blank).

Jen: A house that stays clean all on its own.

Kelli: Toilet seats down and missed aim cleaned up.

Jen: Daycare that is open at convenient times and a week of school with no days off, half days or special schedules.
 
Kelli: Partners that elect to get up and take their turn with sick children, peed beds, animals scratching to go out and babies crying. 

Jen: Not being judged for going back to work instead of staying at home.

Kelli: Not being judged for staying home instead of going back to work. 

Jen: A guilt-free manicure, pedicure, facial, massage, shopping trip or other well deserved self-indulgences.

Kelli: A new generation of children who pick up after themselves.

Jen: Toys that don't break the first time you use them. Puzzles that retain all of their pieces. Legos that find their way back into the box instead of the bottom of your feet in the middle of the night.

Kelli: Diapers that don’t leak, clothes that don’t stain, a lesser dependence on ketchup and little girls that stick to one outfit a day to lessen the laundry burden.   

Jen: Children who will happily wear a sweater or pants to school when it is 40 degrees in the morning instead of arguing that it is still warm enough for shorts.

Kelli: Advanced funding for babysitters, Date Night, family vacations, Christmas presents, birthday party gifts and other budget busters.

Jen: Saturday mornings reserved for family cuddle time instead of zooming off for a day's worth of soccer games.

Kelli: A mother’s right to choose to drop everything and escape to a good chick-flick with some Junior Mints, an extra large popcorn and super-sized Slushee.

Jen: A good night sleep uninterrupted by toilet breaks by any member of the household.

Kelli: Expanded mental-health care beyond escaping to the bathroom for ten minutes with a People magazine.

Jen: Or just five minutes of peace and quiet upon arriving home from work.

Kelli: A nod of gratitude and displays of thanks beyond Mother’s Day.

Jen:  A simple hug and kiss from the children's constituency will suffice!

Kelli Wheeler is a Sacramento stay-at-home mom of two putting together an exploratory committee for a run at higher office – as in a second story addition with an office where she can shut and lock the door. 

Jen Hall is a Sacramento dual-career mom of two in search of a more perfect union of children, peace and harmony in the home.

Your Turn

What would you vote for to make motherhood easier?