Mum of Three

I wrote this for Sherrell when she produced her third son Will on the 10th September 2010. I went on to write Cheese for my tea straight afterwards, so the lucky girl got two. She was so chuffed, she has never had a poem written for her before!

Mum of Three

As well as growing babies inside our tums
A big part of being responsible mums
We pass onto our kids a bit of our brain
So after kid Number 3, we are mildly insane

Things aren’t where we put them and we forget where we are
We lose coats and bags and the keys for the car
We become very good at made-up games
But have trouble remembering our family’s names

We can’t hold on for too long when we need a pee
Sometimes we even forget we have three
I left one at home once and visited a friend
Something I don’t really recommend

But there is so much to think of with one and with two
And three means you just have even more to do
Some folk are courageous and push out 4 and then 5
But my patience is low, as is my sex drive!

So the Mum of Three Club welcomes you Sherrell Tate
We are here to applaud your super birth rate
We support, listen, encourage and cheer
And defend our decision about our change of career!

The main committee in your local Club ‘Mum of three’
Is Mystic Tina Mac Mac right down the Obi
Then Missy Melissy, three girls to her name
Reflexologist and Masseur of Crystal Street acclaim

Karen also has three girls and a passion for bubbles,
As does Miss Ali, who has ongoing troubles
But all 4 of us welcome you to the Mum of three club
Sherrell Tate, Supermum and your darling new bub.

We’ll teach you to forget stuff, bags, hats and keys
You won’t need much training and it does come with ease
Entering a room and wondering why you’re there
And feeling kind comfy in your daggy leisure wear

Actually we think you’re special, an ‘organised’ mum of three
You prepare you plan, have systems for things, I think we all agree
Maybe you’ll be the model mum, the wise one who’s still sane
The one who’s made sure she retains 100% of her brain