• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • About Me
    • Contact Info
    • Privacy Policy
    • Blog
  • Food And Drink
    • Family Meal Ideas
    • Easy Midweek Meals
    • Starter Ideas
    • Carb Conscious Family Food
    • Slimming World Recipes
    • Sunday Roast
    • Slimming World Desserts
    • Cakes And Desserts
    • Cocktails And Drinks
  • Cricut Guides
    • New To Cricut Start Here
    • Cricut Alphabets And Numbers
    • Printable Alphabets
    • Free Planner Stickers
    • Iron On Vinyl Projects
    • Design Space Guides
    • Paper Cuts
    • Print And Cut
    • Cricut Joy
    • Cricut Joy Stickers
    • Infusible Ink
    • Crafting
  • Family
    • Manchester Theatre
    • Style
    • Shopping
    • Family Life
      • Type 1 Diabetes
      • Memories
    • Books
  • Travel
    • Cruising With Kids
    • Uk Travel For families And Couples
      • London
      • Center Parcs
      • Manchester
    • cruising
    • Disney World Planning
    • Italy
    • Family Travel In France
    • Germany
    • Dubai
    • Greece
    • Spain
    • Cities
    • Farther Shores
    • Postcards
  • Homes And Interiors
  • My Etsy Shop
  • Extraordinary Chaos
  • Nav Social Menu

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
Extraordinary Chaos

Extraordinary Chaos

A Uk Craft, food and family travel blog

Home » Blog » Striking Mums, Which Movie Mum am I?

Striking Mums, Which Movie Mum am I?

30th March 2015 by SarahJChristie 18 Comments

Wow the question this week for striking Mum’s is tough; the lovely Kate has asked what film characters inspire you? And which ones do you think you look like?

I am going with question no 1 as I can’t think whom on earth I would compare myself to looks wise. So, inspiring film Mum’s, hmmmm.

The film  Mum that I can really relate to is Susan Hefley played by Rachael Harris, in the wonderful Dairy of a Wimpy Kid.

rachael-harris-jpg

I can so relate to Susan and how she is constantly trying to encourage her boys to get along, and how she puts up with the constant bickering of siblings. Greg and Roderick have a similar age gap as Jack and Joe, and some days I feel her pain ha ha.

diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-8-books-set-collection-pack-series-33180-pThat’s normal family life isn’t it, siblings are incredible aren’t they, love each other to the ends of the earth yet one says white then the other will categorically say black.

She is a supportive Mum that’s also has her own life outside her children yes puts her family first and loves family time, and getting them all together for family activities.

I can also relate to the fact that her boys say she is embarrassing, you see mine say I am too, yet like Susan I feel actually I am an incredibly cool Mum. My two just don’t appreciate my coolness ha ha.

Its weird isn’t it, your Mum style is a little like your learning style, or blogging style. It evolves. And I am totally not the Mum I thought I would be. I mean that in positive way, but I am a lot less pushy than I thought I would be, and like the boys to make their own decisions to a certain point. I like them to make the right choice in life and they can only do this if given choice.

Dictatorship in my humble opinion may get immediate results but is it good long-term? I used to know a girl who had zero tolerance on sweets and juice, her children were just not allowed it, to the point that she was neurotic when out in public in case a trace of sugar crossed their lips. Yet as they grew older and had freedom away from her they gorged on sugar. Her sentiment although very well intended had quite the opposite effect.

Who knows if I am getting it right, I might be getting it all so wrong? All I can do is hope that growing up in democratic household, of course with boundaries. But also with choices and consequences for outcomes, will shape the boys into well-rounded young men.

 

 

Filed Under: Blog, Memories Tagged With: Mums, Striking Mums

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Ally Messed Up Mum says

    30th March 2015 at 8:17 am

    Boss choice, I like her! How she copes with them two bickering, her littlest and that plonker husband of hers I’ll never know, lol! I love Diary of a Wimpy Kid far more than I should, haha! X#StrikingMums x

    Reply
    • SarahJChristie says

      30th March 2015 at 7:02 pm

      Ha ha i give you a week with my two, they are lovely but bicker like mad xx

      Reply
  2. Kate Holmes says

    30th March 2015 at 1:35 pm

    Interesting choice and enjoyed learning about her as new to me. Sibling rivalry between boys is a scary thing to behold. I am sure you are carrying off the whole parenting thing like the whole blogging thing womanfully.
    Already looking forward to seeing you again in June

    Reply
    • SarahJChristie says

      30th March 2015 at 7:04 pm

      Thanks Kate, yes I can cope with the terrible two bless them, yes can’t wait to see you, so looking forward to brit Mums x

      Reply
  3. mummyofboygirltwins says

    30th March 2015 at 8:08 pm

    Love this! Great choice! I am hoping I will be very cool when mine are teens, but I am sure I won’t be to them! Ha ha. Siblings hey? My boy/girl twins love and hate each other so much throughout the day and it’s exhausting!! Great post xx #twinklytuesday

    Reply
    • SarahJChristie says

      30th March 2015 at 8:12 pm

      Thanks Jess, and yes my two wouldn’t know cool if they fell over it clearly, how many mums tree treck, scale climbing walls and ice skate xx

      Reply
  4. Mrs H says

    30th March 2015 at 8:23 pm

    I love this. I don’t know this mum but she sounds like an awesome mum to be like. And Sarah, I don’t care what your kids say, I think you are a very cool mum. Hugs Mrs H xxxx

    Reply
    • SarahJChristie says

      30th March 2015 at 8:25 pm

      Ah thank you Mrs H, they know i am cool just to cool to admit it ha ha xx

      Reply
  5. Californian Mum in London says

    30th March 2015 at 9:09 pm

    I don’t think any of us are the mother we expected to be. I try and strike a balance. But I’m sure whatever, my kids will think I’m uncool. But I’m not to fussed as long as they grow up to be happy (and not killers). 🙂

    Reply
    • SarahJChristie says

      30th March 2015 at 9:21 pm

      Ha ha thank you and yes great sentiment, its about striking a balance isn’t it?

      Reply
  6. Mini Travellers says

    1st April 2015 at 9:12 am

    I am sure you are getting it right, just think about the ski trip! You are a fab Mum and your boys adore you, you can see that from all the happy photos!

    Reply
    • SarahJChristie says

      1st April 2015 at 9:22 pm

      Thank you so much Karen that is such a lovely thing to say you are a fab friend xx

      Reply
  7. Everything Mummy says

    1st April 2015 at 9:58 pm

    good choice i have no idea who I’m like, although been told twice recently i look like reese weatherspoon or how ever its spelt i don’t see it!

    Reply
    • SarahJChristie says

      1st April 2015 at 10:38 pm

      Oh you are Amy, and thank you xxx

      Reply
  8. thebeesleybuzz says

    1st April 2015 at 10:02 pm

    Susan Heffley – that is brilliant! I often joke with my boys if i’m trying to sneak something ‘educational’ into a game that I’m being like Greg heffley’s mum and they think its hilarious as we’ve all read ALL of the wimpy kid books. #strikingmums

    Reply
    • SarahJChristie says

      1st April 2015 at 10:39 pm

      Thank you, we love the diary of a wimpy kid books here too xx

      Reply
  9. Caro | The Twinkles Momma says

    2nd April 2015 at 6:16 pm

    Have never read these books — or watched the film — so can’t relate to that! But I TOTALLY agree with you that, I’m not the mum I thought I’d be either!! I thought I’d struggle much more and find it difficult but — dare-I-say-it — I was MADE for this!! I have loved every single second. It will be interesting to see how things pan out as the boys grow though… am hoping my parenting style will grow, and change, with them!

    Caro | http://www.thetwinklediaries.co.uk

    Reply
    • SarahJChristie says

      2nd April 2015 at 11:48 pm

      Thanks Caro, they will no doubt read the books when they are older my two love them x

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Hello And Welcome

I’m Sarah, welcome to my blog, I love to share about family life, my love for travel, craft, food and theatre. Thanks for popping in and I hope you can grab a little inspiration from a mum who is just muddling though! Read More…

en English
ar Arabiczh-CN Chinese (Simplified)nl Dutchen Englishfr Frenchde Germanhu Hungarianit Italianpt Portugueseru Russianes Spanish

Categories

Archives

Extraordinary Chaos

Copyright ExtraordinaryChaos © 2021 · Splendor Theme on Genesis Framework ·