Friday, October 09, 2009

Where's My Nobel Prize?

It was announced today that United States President Barack Obama won a Nobel Peace Prize. They claim that he won the prize, not for any real accomplishment but for his "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples." Extraordinary efforts? Puh-leeze! I'm a mom. A full-time, 24/7, stay-home mom at that. I exert extraordinary efforts to strengthen diplomacy and cooperation between my kids (& oft times their friends) every day. It's part of the job. I referee fights, negotiate trades, work out compromises and still manage to make sure the house is picked up, bills are paid (with no help from China), dinner cooked and laundry is folded. We won't even get into all the errands, transportation, tutoring, medical care and entertainment I provide on a daily basis. The only difference is I believe adults can - and should - decide for themselves what is right and wrong, whether or not they sit down for a beer with me. So, where's my Nobel Prize?

PS - I can greet people in a language other than my own, too. Several, in fact. I can even order that beer in a few of them.